diff --git a/home.admin/XXshutdown.sh b/home.admin/XXshutdown.sh
index 0a0628d3b..44a80246f 100755
--- a/home.admin/XXshutdown.sh
+++ b/home.admin/XXshutdown.sh
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ fi
 # do shutdown/reboot
 echo "-----------------------------------------------"
 echo "stop lnd - please wait .."
-sudo systemctl stop lnd
+sudo systemctl stop lnd 2>/dev/null
 echo "stop ${network}d (1) - please wait .."
-sudo -u bitcoin ${network}-cli stop
+sudo -u bitcoin ${network}-cli stop 2>/dev/null
 sleep 10
 echo "stop ${network}d (2) - please wait .."
-sudo systemctl stop ${network}d
+sudo systemctl stop ${network}d 2>/dev/null
 sleep 3
 sync
 echo "starting shutdown ..."