diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 02ae5dbb..c26718e2 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #   bash_completion - some programmable completion functions for bash 2.05b
 #
-#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.423 2002/10/05 08:03:21 ianmacd Exp $
+#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.424 2002/10/05 08:08:53 ianmacd Exp $
 #
 #   Copyright (C) Ian Macdonald <ian@caliban.org>
 #
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ _apt_get()
 	if [ -n "$special" ]; then
 		case $special in
 		@(install|source|build-dep))
-			COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur ) )
+			COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur 2> /dev/null ) )
 			return 0
 			;;
 		remove)
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ _apt_cache()
 			return 0
 			;;
 		show?(pkg)|depends|dotty|policy)
-			COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur ) )
+			COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur 2>/dev/null) )
 			return 0
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ _aptitude()
 	if [[ -n "$special" ]]; then
 	   case $special in
 	       @(install|hold|markauto|unmarkauto|dist-upgrade|download))
-		   COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur ) )
+		   COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur 2> /dev/null ) )
 		   return 0
 		   ;;
 	       @(purge|remove))
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ _apt_build()
 	if [ -n "$special" ]; then
 		case $special in
 		@(install|source|info))
-			COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur ) )
+			COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur 2> /dev/null ) )
 			return 0
 			;;
 		remove)
@@ -2834,7 +2834,7 @@ _dpkg()
 		return 0
 		;;
    	-@(s|p|l|-@(status|print-avail|list)))
-		COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur ) )
+		COMPREPLY=( $( apt-cache pkgnames $cur 2>/dev/null ) )
 		return 0
 		;;
 	-@(S|-search))