diff --git a/dehydrated b/dehydrated
index a15fb048..3d05b33b 100755
--- a/dehydrated
+++ b/dehydrated
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jsonsh() {
     local ESCAPE
     local CHAR
 
-    if echo "test string" | grep -Eao --color=never "test" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    if echo "test string" 2>/dev/null| grep -Eao --color=never "test" >/dev/null 2>&1
     then
       GREP='grep -Eao --color=never'
     else