diff --git a/CHANGELIST b/CHANGELIST
index 0357c0e..ad3378c 100644
--- a/CHANGELIST
+++ b/CHANGELIST
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 1.4.3 added SSH persistence to syncoid - using socket speeds up SSH overhead 300%! =)
+      one extra commit to get rid of the "Exit request sent." SSH noise at the end.
 
 1.4.2 removed -r flag for zfs destroy of pruned snapshots in sanoid, which unintentionally caused same-name child snapshots to be deleted - thank you Lenz Weber!
 
diff --git a/syncoid b/syncoid
index 632acda..a0a3d20 100755
--- a/syncoid
+++ b/syncoid
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ if (! $args{'recursive'}) {
 
 # close SSH sockets for master connections as applicable
 if ($sourcehost ne '') { 
-	open FH, "$sshcmd $sourcehost -O exit |";
+	open FH, "$sshcmd $sourcehost -O exit 2>&1 |";
 	close FH;
 }
 if ($targethost ne '') {
-	open FH, "$sshcmd $targethost -O exit |";
+	open FH, "$sshcmd $targethost -O exit 2>&1 |";
 	close FH;
 }