diff --git a/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh b/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh
index 378024d..9a77c01 100755
--- a/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh
+++ b/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ until grep 5050 <(netstat -tulpn 2>&1) &> /dev/null 2>&1;do
   sleep 1
 done
 
-if [ $(find ${RECS_DIR}/StreamData -maxdepth 1 -name '*wav' | wc -l) -gt 0 ];then
+if [ $(find ${RECS_DIR}/StreamData -maxdepth 1 -name '*wav' 2>/dev/null| wc -l) -gt 0 ];then
   find $RECS_DIR -maxdepth 1 -name '*wav' -type f -size 0 -delete
   run_birdnet "${RECS_DIR}/StreamData"
 fi