diff --git a/regress/session-ops.sh b/regress/session-ops.sh
index 2da14b959..3b4f10073 100644
--- a/regress/session-ops.sh
+++ b/regress/session-ops.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $TMUX kill-server 2>/dev/null
 # Run a command and require that it succeeds.
 check_ok()
 {
-	if ! $TMUX "$@"; then
+	if ! $TMUX "$@" </dev/null; then
 		echo "Command failed (expected success): $*"
 		exit 1
 	fi
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ check_fail()
 {
 	exp="$1"
 	shift
-	out=$($TMUX "$@" 2>&1)
+	out=$($TMUX "$@" </dev/null 2>&1)
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 		echo "Command succeeded (expected failure): $*"
 		exit 1