diff --git a/src/daemon.py b/src/daemon.py
index 1b97628..75533bc 100755
--- a/src/daemon.py
+++ b/src/daemon.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import threading
 import subprocess
 import shlex
 import logging
+import os
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ class Executor(threading.Thread):
         self.command = command
         self.remote = remote
         # check for > or >> special case
-        self.filename = None
+        self.filename = os.devnull
         self.redirection_mode = 'w'
         if len(command) >= 3:
             if command[-2] in ('>', '>>'):
@@ -58,8 +59,13 @@ class Executor(threading.Thread):
             except (OSError, IOError):
                 log.error('Could not open redirection file: %s', self.filename, exc_info=True)
                 return
+        stderr = None
         try:
-            subprocess.call(self.command, stdout=stdout)
+            stderr = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+        except (OSError, IOError):
+            log.error('Could not open stderr file: %s', os.devnull, exc_info=True)
+        try:
+            subprocess.call(self.command, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
         except:
             if self.remote:
                 import traceback