diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
index a8f394143..b2acc8938 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/awk -f
 BEGIN {
-        server = "openssl s_client -quiet -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"]
+        server = "openssl s_client -quiet -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " 2> /dev/null"
         quit = "no"
 
 
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
index 317e8a2f1..93a49a455 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/awk -f
 BEGIN {
-        server = "openssl s_client -quiet -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"]
+        server = "openssl s_client -quiet -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " 2> /dev/null"
 
 
         quit = "no"
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
index 429962790..f1e7079d4 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/awk -f
 BEGIN {
-  server = "openssl s_client -quiet -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"]
+  server = "openssl s_client -quiet -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " 2> /dev/null"
 
   quit = "no"
   exitcode = 1