diff --git a/desktop_client.py b/desktop_client.py
index 04ae29650..2a01fb75f 100644
--- a/desktop_client.py
+++ b/desktop_client.py
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ def _speaker_mimic3(pitch: int, rate: int, srange: int,
         ' --length-scale ' + length_scale + \
         ' --noise-w ' + noise_w + \
         ' --stdout' + \
-        ' "' + text + '" > ' + audio_filename
+        ' "' + text + '" > ' + \
+        audio_filename + ' 2> /dev/null'
     try:
         os.system(cmd)
     except OSError as ex: