diff --git a/matlab/private/invoke_openEMS.m b/matlab/private/invoke_openEMS.m
index 00af4d6..7409984 100644
--- a/matlab/private/invoke_openEMS.m
+++ b/matlab/private/invoke_openEMS.m
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ else
 end
 
 
-[exitcode, shelloutput] = system(command);
+exitcode = system(command);
 if (exitcode~=0);
-	disp(shelloutput);
 	error(['openEMS binary exited with error-code ' num2str(exitcode)]);
 end