diff --git a/git-cvs2git.sh b/git-cvs2git.sh
index 84e0251..3a78c80 100755
--- a/git-cvs2git.sh
+++ b/git-cvs2git.sh
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ cd $GITFiles
 # Re-create the repo
 #
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Creating repo for $1 $PACKAGETYPE" ; fi
-RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X 'POST' \
+RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X 'POST' \
 	"$GITEAHOST/api/v1/orgs/$ORGGITEA/repos"   \
 	-H 'accept: application/json'   \
 	-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN" \