diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/getparams b/Shorewall/Perl/getparams
index 7d064a7b4..d55e6de21 100755
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/getparams
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/getparams
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ CONFIG_PATH="$2"
 
 set -a
 
-. $1
+. $1 >/dev/null # Avoid spurious output
 
 set +a