diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index f4ee667..59fcef8 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ done
 
 if [[ ${#SYS_pkgs[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
   info "installing from system repos: ${SYS_pkgs[*]}"
-  install_pkgs "${SYS_pkgs[@]}" || {
+  install_pkgs "${SYS_pkgs[@]}" &>/dev/null || {
     warn "system install failed, falling back to binaries"
     BIN_pkgs+=("${SYS_pkgs[@]}")
   }