diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/rcons b/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
index 1f6eadd74..98cbc69fe 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ $USE_CONFLUENT == "1" ] && ([ -x "/opt/confluent/bin/confetty" ] || [ -x "/usr/bin/confetty" ] || [ -x "/usr/local/bin/confetty" ]); then
     # use confluent, make sure conserver is not also running
-    CONSERVER_RC=`service conserver status >> /dev/null; echo $?`
+    CONSERVER_RC=`service conserver status >& /dev/null; echo $?`
     if [[ ${CONSERVER_RC} == 0 ]]; then 
         echo "Error: consoleservice is set to 'confluent' but conserver is running.  Stop conserver, run makeconfluentcfg, and retry..."
         exit 1
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ elif [ -f "/usr/bin/console" ] || [ -f "/bin/console" ]; then
     # use conserver
     # make sure confluent is not also running, only if confluent is installed
     if [[ -f "/etc/init.d/confluent" ]]; then 
-        CONFLUENT_RC=`service confluent status >> /dev/null; echo $?`
+        CONFLUENT_RC=`service confluent status >& /dev/null; echo $?`
         if [[ ${CONFLUENT_RC} == 0 ]]; then 
             echo "Error: consoleservice is set to 'conserver' but confluent is running.  Stop confluent, run makeconservercf, and retry..."
             exit 1