diff --git a/synapse/start.sh b/synapse/start.sh
index 6d758630a4..f59a3641cc 100644
--- a/synapse/start.sh
+++ b/synapse/start.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 start
-popd
-popd
\ No newline at end of file
+./synctl start 2> /dev/null
+popd > /dev/null
+popd > /dev/null
\ No newline at end of file