diff --git a/riot/start.sh b/riot/start.sh
index 2eb3221511..3e5077717e 100644
--- a/riot/start.sh
+++ b/riot/start.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 BASE_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
-pushd $BASE_DIR
-pushd riot-web/webapp/
-python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 &
+pushd $BASE_DIR > /dev/null
+pushd riot-web/webapp/ > /dev/null
+python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 PID=$!
-popd
+popd > /dev/null
 echo $PID > riot.pid
-popd
\ No newline at end of file
+popd > /dev/null
\ No newline at end of file