diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/unbound b/src/initscripts/system/unbound
index e5554d725..4e7e63e5f 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/unbound
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/unbound
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ read_name_servers() {
 	local i
 	for i in 1 2; do
 		echo "$(</var/ipfire/red/dns${i})"
-	done | xargs echo
+	done 2>/dev/null | xargs echo
 }
 
 config_header() {