diff --git a/nixos/tests/lorri/default.nix b/nixos/tests/lorri/default.nix
index 147ae999fdb1..c33c7503993d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/lorri/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/lorri/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix {
     )
 
     # Start the daemon and wait until it is ready
-    machine.execute("lorri daemon > lorri.stdout 2> lorri.stderr >&2 &")
+    machine.execute("lorri daemon > lorri.stdout 2> lorri.stderr &")
     machine.wait_until_succeeds("grep --fixed-strings 'ready' lorri.stdout")
 
     # Ping the daemon