diff --git a/lib/PostgresTools.pm b/lib/PostgresTools.pm
index 54c17e9..f9bb611 100644
--- a/lib/PostgresTools.pm
+++ b/lib/PostgresTools.pm
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ sub BUILD {
     $self->rsync(0)               unless $self->rsync;
     $self->port(5432)             unless $self->port;
     $self->_create_excludes;
-    say $self->port;
 }
 
 sub analyze {
diff --git a/lib/PostgresTools/Date.pm b/lib/PostgresTools/Date.pm
index 9522b77..83df318 100644
--- a/lib/PostgresTools/Date.pm
+++ b/lib/PostgresTools/Date.pm
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ sub newer_than {
     my $self = shift;
     my $date = shift;
     return if !defined($date);
-    my $offset   = shift;
+    my $offset = shift;
+    local *STDERR;
+    open( STDERR, '>>', '/dev/null' );
     my $now      = dclone( $self->_now_ );
     my $duration = DateTime::Duration->new( days => $offset );
     my $old_date = $now->subtract_duration($duration);
@@ -65,8 +67,11 @@ sub older_than {
     my $self = shift;
     my $date = shift;
     return if !defined($date);
-    my $offset   = shift;
-    my $now      = dclone( $self->_now_ );
+    my $offset = shift;
+    open( my $STDOLD, '>&', STDERR );
+    open( STDERR,     '>>', '/dev/null' );
+    my $now = dclone( $self->_now_ );
+    open( STDOUT, '>&', $STDOLD );
     my $duration = DateTime::Duration->new( days => $offset );
     my $old_date = $now->subtract_duration($duration);
     return $date->subtract_datetime($old_date)->is_negative;
@@ -90,7 +95,10 @@ sub offset2date {
     my $self     = shift;
     my $offset   = shift;
     my $duration = DateTime::Duration->new( days => $offset );
-    my $now      = dclone( $self->_now_ );
+    open( my $STDOLD, '>&', STDERR );
+    open( STDERR,     '>>', '/dev/null' );
+    my $now = dclone( $self->_now_ );
+    open( STDOUT, '>&', $STDOLD );
     return $now->subtract_duration($duration);
 }