diff --git a/gentoostrap.sh b/gentoostrap.sh
index c5563ae..0218b6c 100755
--- a/gentoostrap.sh
+++ b/gentoostrap.sh
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ build-gentoo-chroot() {
 	log "Building Gentoo from within chroot"
 
 	# Sync repositories
-	log "Getting ebuild repositories"
-	if ! grep /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf -ie 'git'; then
+	if ! grep /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf -ie 'git' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		log "Getting ebuild repositories"
 		# Only do this rsync if we're actually rsyncing
 		# As part of installation, we switch to git, so this prevents us from hammering upstream, too
 		emerge-webrsync