diff --git a/MD_STD.php b/MD_STD.php
index b9e1578..14451c3 100644
--- a/MD_STD.php
+++ b/MD_STD.php
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ final class MD_STD {
      */
     public static function exec_edit(string $cmds):void {
 
-        $error = \shell_exec($cmds . ' 2>&1');
+        $error = \shell_exec($cmds . ' 2>&1 1>/dev/null');
         if (!empty($error)) {
             throw new \Exception('Shell error: ' . $error . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL . 'Command was: ' . $cmds);
         }