diff --git a/src/initscripts/helper/azure-setup b/src/initscripts/helper/azure-setup
index 7a4422a35..eff963a4b 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/helper/azure-setup
+++ b/src/initscripts/helper/azure-setup
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ 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