diff --git a/lib/braid/operations.rb b/lib/braid/operations.rb
index 0731c7f..f291c1e 100644
--- a/lib/braid/operations.rb
+++ b/lib/braid/operations.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def commit(message, *args)
 
       def fetch(remote)
         # open4 messes with the pipes of index-pack
-        system("git fetch -n #{remote} &> /dev/null")
+        system("git fetch -n #{remote} 2>&1 >/dev/null")
         raise ShellExecutionError, "could not fetch" unless $? == 0
         true
       end
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def commit_hash(remote, revision)
 
       def fetch(remote)
         # open4 messes with the pipes of index-pack
-        system("git svn fetch #{remote} &> /dev/null")
+        system("git svn fetch #{remote} 2>&1 >/dev/null")
         raise ShellExecutionError, "could not fetch" unless $? == 0
         true
       end