diff --git a/lib/facter/apt_package_updates.rb b/lib/facter/apt_package_updates.rb
index 97c75c66a2..e2fc96e4b5 100644
--- a/lib/facter/apt_package_updates.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/apt_package_updates.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   confine :osfamily => 'Debian'
   setcode do
     if File.executable?("/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check")
-      packages = Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check -p 2>&1')
+      packages = Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check -p 2>/dev/null')
       packages = packages.split("\n")
       if Facter.version < '2.0.0'
         packages = packages.join(',')
diff --git a/lib/facter/apt_security_updates.rb b/lib/facter/apt_security_updates.rb
index 19bae7521d..77b3c0e9fc 100644
--- a/lib/facter/apt_security_updates.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/apt_security_updates.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   confine :osfamily => 'Debian'
   setcode do
     if File.executable?("/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check")
-      updates = Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1')
+      updates = Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>/dev/null')
       Integer(updates.strip.split(';')[1])
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/facter/apt_updates.rb b/lib/facter/apt_updates.rb
index ee177380c2..15d9473d6e 100644
--- a/lib/facter/apt_updates.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/apt_updates.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   confine :osfamily => 'Debian'
   setcode do
     if File.executable?("/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check")
-      updates = Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1')
+      updates = Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>/dev/null')
       Integer(updates.strip.split(';')[0])
     end
   end