diff --git a/clipmenu b/clipmenu
index 8bb79ff..2438fc5 100755
--- a/clipmenu
+++ b/clipmenu
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ chosen_line=$(printf '%s\n' "${ordered_selections[@]}" | uniq | dmenu -l 8 "$@")
 
 for selection in clipboard primary; do
     if type -p xsel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        xsel -i --"$selection" < "${selections[$chosen_line]}"
+        xsel --logfile /dev/null -i --"$selection" < "${selections[$chosen_line]}"
     else
         xclip -sel "$selection" < "${selections[$chosen_line]}"
     fi
diff --git a/clipmenud b/clipmenud
index c6c0fb3..ece9080 100755
--- a/clipmenud
+++ b/clipmenud
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ while sleep "${CLIPMENUD_SLEEP:-0.5}"; do
 
         if type -p xsel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             debug 'Using xsel'
-            data=$(xsel -o --"$selection"; printf x)
+            data=$(xsel --logfile /dev/null -o --"$selection"; printf x)
         else
             debug 'Using xclip'
             data=$(xclip -o -sel "$selection"; printf x)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ while sleep "${CLIPMENUD_SLEEP:-0.5}"; do
             # https://github.com/cdown/clipmenu/issues/34 requires knowing if
             # we would skip first.
             if type -p xsel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                xsel -o --"$selection" | xsel -i --"$selection"
+                xsel --logfile /dev/null -o --"$selection" | xsel -i --"$selection"
             else
                 xclip -o -sel "$selection" | xclip -i -sel "$selection"
             fi