diff --git a/src/linux.rs b/src/linux.rs
index 6e8fa92..4888e79 100644
--- a/src/linux.rs
+++ b/src/linux.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn run_command(command: &str, args: &[&str]) -> ShutdownResult {
     cmd.args(args);
     match cmd.output() {
         Ok(output) => {
-            if output.status.success() && output.stderr.is_empty() {
+            if output.status.success() {
                 return Ok(());
             }
             Err(Error::new(
diff --git a/src/macos.rs b/src/macos.rs
index fde3b0a..0c097b3 100644
--- a/src/macos.rs
+++ b/src/macos.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn invoke_script(script: &str) -> ShutdownResult {
     cmd.args(&["-e", script]);
     match cmd.output() {
         Ok(output) => {
-            if output.status.success() && output.stderr.is_empty() {
+            if output.status.success() {
                 return Ok(());
             }
             Err(Error::new(