diff --git a/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh b/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
index 429475549..834d84a14 100644
--- a/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if [[ $(acpi | grep -c ^Battery) -gt 0 ]] ; then
+if [[ $(acpi 2&>/dev/null | grep -c ^Battery) -gt 0 ]] ; then
   function battery_pct_remaining() { echo "$(acpi | cut -f2 -d ',' | tr -cd '[:digit:]')" }
   function battery_time_remaining() { echo $(acpi | cut -f3 -d ',') }
   function battery_pct_prompt() { echo "%{$fg[red]%}[$(battery_pct_remaining)]%{$reset_color%}" }