diff --git a/src/initscripts/helper/aws-setup b/src/initscripts/helper/aws-setup
index f14f4eb57..0bcf75572 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/helper/aws-setup
+++ b/src/initscripts/helper/aws-setup
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ case "${reason}" in
 		ip addr add "${new_ip_address}/${new_subnet_mask}" dev "${interface}"
 
 		# Add the default route
-		ip route add default via "${new_routers}"
+		ip route add default via "${new_routers}" >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 		# Setup DNS
 		for domain_name_server in ${new_domain_name_servers}; do