diff --git a/bin/github-backup b/bin/github-backup
index 7fa3fa3..f593aa0 100755
--- a/bin/github-backup
+++ b/bin/github-backup
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import urllib2
 
 from github_backup import __version__
 
+FNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')
 
 def log_error(message):
     if type(message) == str: