diff --git a/scripts/app b/scripts/app
index 555728a..690ba8d 100755
--- a/scripts/app
+++ b/scripts/app
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ compose() {
   export BITCOIN_DATA_DIR="${UMBREL_ROOT}/bitcoin"
   export LND_DATA_DIR="${UMBREL_ROOT}/lnd"
   export APP_DATA_DIR="${app_data_dir}"
-  export APP_HIDDEN_SERVICE="$(cat "${app_hidden_servive_file}" || echo "notyetset.onion")"
+  export APP_HIDDEN_SERVICE="$(cat "${app_hidden_servive_file}" 2>/dev/null || echo "notyetset.onion")"
   docker-compose \
     --env-file "${env_file}" \
     --project-name "${app}" \