diff --git a/ssm b/ssm
index 6aff634..79218eb 100755
--- a/ssm
+++ b/ssm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ respawn() {
 			wait "${jobs[@]}"
 		fi
 
-		rm -vf "$svc_pidfile" "$service_ready_flag" &>>/tmp/ssm.log
+		rm -f "$svc_pidfile" "$service_ready_flag"
 
 		exit 0
 	}; trap 'respawn::cleanup' TERM