diff --git a/ipi_tests/test_tools.py b/ipi_tests/test_tools.py
index d8054d9ca..d9e7d656d 100644
--- a/ipi_tests/test_tools.py
+++ b/ipi_tests/test_tools.py
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ def run(self, cwd, nid):
                 # print("client", client, "cmd:", cmd)
                 driver = sp.Popen(
                     cmd, cwd=(cwd), shell=True, stdin=sp.DEVNULL,
-                stdout=sp.PIPE,
-                stderr=sp.PIPE,
+                #stdout=sp.PIPE, stderr=sp.PIPE,
                 )
 
                 drivers.append(driver)