diff --git a/.banner b/.banner
index bae614c..873d513 100644
--- a/.banner
+++ b/.banner
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # echo shell header
-out=$(birthdays)
+out=$(birthdays 2> /dev/null)
 
 if [[ $out ]]; then
    cowsay -d -W50 $out