diff --git a/src/runner.sh b/src/runner.sh
index f81df95..66f6759 100755
--- a/src/runner.sh
+++ b/src/runner.sh
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ main() (
 	if [ -z "${runner_deployer_groupname}" ]; then
 		fail "Variable runner_deployer_groupname is empty." "${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