diff --git a/srcpkgs/metalog/files/metalog/run b/srcpkgs/metalog/files/metalog/run
index 5b7ff14eba6..04b457baae7 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/metalog/files/metalog/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/metalog/files/metalog/run
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec 2>&1
-exec 1>&2
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
-exec metalog ${OPTS=-v}
+exec metalog ${OPTS} >/dev/null
diff --git a/srcpkgs/metalog/template b/srcpkgs/metalog/template
index 1f1a4c5c949..ed5e4435a62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/metalog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/metalog/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'metalog'
 pkgname=metalog
 version=20230719
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conf_files="/etc/metalog.conf"
 hostmakedepends="autoconf autoconf-archive automake pkg-config"