diff --git a/src/xpra/scripts/main.py b/src/xpra/scripts/main.py
index 6169ea8cd6..05f890af43 100755
--- a/src/xpra/scripts/main.py
+++ b/src/xpra/scripts/main.py
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ def connect_to(display_desc, debug_cb=None, ssh_fail_cb=ssh_connect_failed):
     if dtype == "ssh":
         cmd = display_desc["full_ssh"]
         proxy_cmd = display_desc["remote_xpra"] + display_desc["proxy_command"] + display_desc["display_as_args"]
-        cmd += ["xpra initenv >> /dev/null 2>&1 || echo \"Warning: xpra server does not support initenv\" 1>&2;"+(" ".join(proxy_cmd))]
+        cmd += ["xpra initenv || echo \"Warning: xpra server does not support initenv\" 1>&2;"+(" ".join(proxy_cmd))]
         try:
             kwargs = {}
             kwargs["stderr"] = sys.stderr