diff --git a/vmcreate.sh b/vmcreate.sh
index 59bcb2b..df83201 100644
--- a/vmcreate.sh
+++ b/vmcreate.sh
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ do
     ip=$(echo -n "$line" | cut -d ';' -f 1)
     vmid=$(get_vmid "$ip")
     snippet=
-    if qm status "$vmid" > /dev/null; then
+    if qm status "$vmid"  &>/dev/null; then
         echo "VM $vmid exists. Aborting"
         exit 7
     elif [[ -f "$snippet" ]]; then