diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-netflow b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-netflow
index 26a0f9a72..0ebfb8e59 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-netflow
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-netflow
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ BACKUPDIR="/var/netflow"
 
 # find out if the service is running and stop/start it only if needed
 RCSCRIPT="/usr/local/etc/rc.d/flowd_aggregate"
-if ! ${RCSCRIPT} status; then
+if ! ${RCSCRIPT} status > /dev/null; then
 	RCSCRIPT="true"
 fi