diff --git a/slib.sh b/slib.sh
index 08d2ee8..a6f4680 100644
--- a/slib.sh
+++ b/slib.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cleanup () {
   exit_code=$1
-  stty echo
+  stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
   echo
   # Make super duper sure we reap all the spinners
   # This is ridiculous, and I still don't know why spinners stick around.
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ run_ok () {
   CHECK='\u2714'
   BALLOT_X='\u2718'
   if [ "${INTERACTIVE_MODE}" != "off" ];then
-    stty -echo
+    stty -echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
     spinner &
     spinpid=$!
     allpids="$allpids $spinpid"
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ run_ok () {
   env sleep .4 # It's possible to have a race for stdout and spinner clobbering the next bit
   # Just in case the spinner survived somehow, kill it.
   if [ "${INTERACTIVE_MODE}" != "off" ];then
-    stty echo
+    stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
     pidcheck=$(ps --no-headers ${spinpid})
     if [ -n "$pidcheck" ]; then
       echo "$log_pref Made it here...why?" >> ${RUN_LOG}
@@ -423,21 +423,21 @@ yesno () {
     echo "Never run this script on a system already running Virtualmin."
     return 1
   fi
-  stty echo
+  stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
   while read -r line; do
-    stty -echo
+    stty -echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
     case $line in
       y|Y|Yes|YES|yes|yES|yEs|YeS|yeS) return 0
       ;;
       n|N|No|NO|no|nO) return 1
       ;;
       *)
-      stty echo
+      stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
       printf "\\n${YELLOW}Please enter ${CYAN}[y]${YELLOW} or ${CYAN}[n]${YELLOW}:${NORMAL} "
       ;;
     esac
   done
-  stty -echo
+  stty -echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 # mkdir if it doesn't exist
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ detect_ip () {
   else
     log_warning "Unable to determine IP address of primary interface."
     echo "Please enter the name of your primary network interface: "
-    stty echo
+    stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
     read -r primaryinterface
-    stty -echo
+    stty -echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
     #primaryaddr=`/sbin/ifconfig $primaryinterface|grep 'inet addr'|cut -d: -f2|cut -d" " -f1`
     primaryaddr=$(/sbin/ip -f inet -o -d addr show dev "$primaryinterface" | head -1 | awk '{print $4}' | head -1 | cut -d"/" -f1)
     if [ "$primaryaddr" = "" ]; then
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ set_hostname () {
       name=$(hostname -f)
       log_error "Your system hostname $name is not fully qualified."
       printf "Please enter a fully qualified hostname (e.g.: host.example.com): "
-      stty echo
+      stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
       read -r line
-      stty -echo
+      stty -echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
     else
       log_debug "Setting hostname to $forcehostname"
       line=$forcehostname
@@ -775,11 +775,11 @@ serial_ok () {
 # Ask the user for a new serial number and license key
 get_serial () {
   printf "${YELLOW}Please enter your serial number or 'GPL': ${NORMAL}"
-  stty echo
+  stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
   read -r serial_num
-  stty -echo
+  stty -echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
   printf "${YELLOW}Please enter your license key or 'GPL': ${NORMAL}"
-  stty echo
+  stty echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
   read -r license_key
-  stty -echo
+  stty -echo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 }