diff --git a/conf/explorer/lsb_codename b/conf/explorer/lsb_codename
index a8cb2cc4..08bf75be 100755
--- a/conf/explorer/lsb_codename
+++ b/conf/explorer/lsb_codename
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-lsb_release=$(which lsb_release)
-[ -x $lsb_release ] && $lsb_release --short --codename
+lsb_release=$(which lsb_release 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -x "$lsb_release" ]; then
+   $lsb_release --short --codename
+fi
diff --git a/conf/explorer/lsb_description b/conf/explorer/lsb_description
index da0dd74d..14e59e76 100755
--- a/conf/explorer/lsb_description
+++ b/conf/explorer/lsb_description
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-lsb_release=$(which lsb_release)
-[ -x $lsb_release ] && $lsb_release --short --description
+lsb_release=$(which lsb_release 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -x "$lsb_release" ]; then
+   $lsb_release --short --description
+fi
diff --git a/conf/explorer/lsb_id b/conf/explorer/lsb_id
index 44eb7eaa..10d6ce52 100755
--- a/conf/explorer/lsb_id
+++ b/conf/explorer/lsb_id
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-lsb_release=$(which lsb_release)
-[ -x $lsb_release ] && $lsb_release --short --id
+lsb_release=$(which lsb_release 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -x "$lsb_release" ]; then
+   $lsb_release --short --id
+fi
diff --git a/conf/explorer/lsb_release b/conf/explorer/lsb_release
index 6e0d3a8a..2139c2e6 100755
--- a/conf/explorer/lsb_release
+++ b/conf/explorer/lsb_release
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-lsb_release=$(which lsb_release)
-[ -x $lsb_release ] && $lsb_release --short --release
+lsb_release=$(which lsb_release 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -x "$lsb_release" ]; then
+   $lsb_release --short --release
+fi