diff --git a/bin/hwtr b/bin/hwtr
index 1d7fd7ea12f9ca959cd7844984bdfea54c3d1def..3da8ed33f10a1298472beacc091e1f895013dee5 100755
--- a/bin/hwtr
+++ b/bin/hwtr
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
 #
 do_start() {
   echo "Starting $DESC ..."
-  start-stop-daemon --start --background --pidfile $PIDFILE --make-pidfile --exec $DAEMON -- -p $HWTR_PORT -c $HWTR_CONFIG $HWTR_ARGS >/dev/null 2>&1 || status=$?
-	echo "."
+  start-stop-daemon --start --background --pidfile $PIDFILE --make-pidfile --exec $DAEMON -- -p $HWTR_PORT -c $HWTR_CONFIG $HWTR_ARGS
 }
 
 #
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ do_start() {
 do_stop() {
 	echo "Stopping $DESC"
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE
-	echo "."
 }
 
 case "$1" in