diff --git a/src/runner.sh b/src/runner.sh
index 0a03805..9d71950 100755
--- a/src/runner.sh
+++ b/src/runner.sh
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ main() (
 	if [ -z "${git_runner_groupname}" ]; then
 		fail "Variable git_runner_groupname is empty." "${err_git_runner_groupname_empty}"
 	fi
-	if ! getent group "${git_runner_groupname}"; then
+	if ! getent group "${git_runner_groupname}" >/dev/null; then
 		fail "Git-runner group '${git_runner_groupname}' does not exist." \
 			"${err_git_runner_group_not_exist}"
 	fi