diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index bb90610..83bc29a 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ NPM_PACKAGES="${HOME}/.npm-packages"
 export PATH="$NPM_PACKAGES/bin:$PATH"
 export EDITOR=vim
 
-if [ command -v manpath ]
+if  command -v manpath &> /dev/null 
 	then
 	unset MANPATH # delete if you already modified MANPATH elsewhere in your config
 	export MANPATH="$NPM_PACKAGES/share/man:$(manpath)"