diff --git a/riot/stop.sh b/riot/stop.sh
index ca1da23476..59fef1dfd0 100644
--- a/riot/stop.sh
+++ b/riot/stop.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BASE_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
-pushd $BASE_DIR
+pushd $BASE_DIR > /dev/null
 PIDFILE=riot.pid
 kill $(cat $PIDFILE)
 rm $PIDFILE
-popd
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+popd > /dev/null
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diff --git a/synapse/stop.sh b/synapse/stop.sh
index ab376d8ac5..f55d8b50db 100644
--- a/synapse/stop.sh
+++ b/synapse/stop.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 BASE_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
-pushd $BASE_DIR
-pushd installations/consent
+pushd $BASE_DIR > /dev/null
+pushd installations/consent > /dev/null
 source env/bin/activate
 ./synctl stop
-popd
-popd
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+popd > /dev/null
+popd > /dev/null
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