diff --git a/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh b/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh
index 972fef1..1672854 100755
--- a/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh
+++ b/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 #removes osm deployments and services
 function remove_k8s_namespace() {
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG beginning of function
-    kubectl delete ns $1
+    kubectl delete ns $1 2>&1 >/dev/null
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG end of function
 }