diff --git a/src/deployer.sh b/src/deployer.sh
index 7be219b..21704d8 100755
--- a/src/deployer.sh
+++ b/src/deployer.sh
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ main() (
 		fail "Variable runner_deployer_username is empty." \
 			"${err_runner_deployer_groupname_empty}"
 	fi
-	if ! getent group "${runner_deployer_groupname}"; then
+	if ! getent group "${runner_deployer_groupname}" >/dev/null; then
 		fail "Runner-deployer group '${runner_deployer_groupname}' does not exist." \
 			"${err_runner_deployer_group_not_exist}"
 	fi