diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 773f634cf..c2b9b9fff 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ check_service_status() {
 
 	local service_name=$1
 	echo "Checking service $service_name status" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
-	systemctl status $service_name >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
+	systemctl status $service_name > /dev/null 2>&1
 	local status=$?
 	#true if there is an issue with the service false if it is running properly
 	if [ $status -gt 0 ]; then