diff --git a/daemon/core/configservices/utilservices/templates/pcap.sh b/daemon/core/configservices/utilservices/templates/pcap.sh
index 6a099f8c..d4a0ea9f 100644
--- a/daemon/core/configservices/utilservices/templates/pcap.sh
+++ b/daemon/core/configservices/utilservices/templates/pcap.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # (-s snap length, -C limit pcap file length, -n disable name resolution)
 if [ "x$1" = "xstart" ]; then
 % for ifname in ifnames:
-    tcpdump -s 12288 -C 10 -n -w ${node.name}.${ifname}.pcap -i ${ifname} < /dev/null &
+    tcpdump -s 12288 -C 10 -n -w ${node.name}.${ifname}.pcap -i ${ifname} > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 % endfor
 elif [ "x$1" = "xstop" ]; then
     mkdir -p $SESSION_DIR/pcap