diff --git a/hyprsolusctl b/hyprsolusctl
index 55d0dc6..938241a 100644
--- a/hyprsolusctl
+++ b/hyprsolusctl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cache="$HOME/.cache/hyprsolus"
 check () {
     >&2 echo "Checking for Hyprland upgrades..."
     # ensure that Hyprland is even running
-    if ! pidof hyprland
+    if ! pidof hyprland >/dev/null
     then
         >&2 echo "Could not find Hyprland process. Is it even running?"
         exit 255
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ check () {
         echo "$origin" | jq -r ".[0]" >"$cache/release-metadata.json"
         notify-send -a "Hyprsolus" "Hyprland Update Available" \
             "A new version of Hyprland is available ($origin_vers)."
+        [[ -t 0 ]] && echo "A new version of Hyprland is available \
+          ($origin_vers)."
     else
         >&2 echo "No upgrade available. Ensuring most recent metadata..."
         [[ -f "$cache/release-metadata.json" ]] && \