diff --git a/tests/normal.pl b/tests/normal.pl
index 468eeb0..2badb01 100644
--- a/tests/normal.pl
+++ b/tests/normal.pl
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ sub truncate
 sub fileCreation
 {
     # create a file
-    qx(df -ah > "$crypt/df.txt");
+    qx(df -ah > "$crypt/df.txt" 2> /dev/null);
     ok( -f "$crypt/df.txt", "file created" );
 
     # ensure there is an encrypted version.