diff --git a/src/std_fns.rs b/src/std_fns.rs
index 8c7d1e6..272768a 100644
--- a/src/std_fns.rs
+++ b/src/std_fns.rs
@@ -816,9 +816,9 @@ pub fn command(stack: &mut Stack) -> OError {
         Value::Long(
             process::Command::new(&args[0])
                 .args(&args[1..])
-                .stdin(Stdio::inherit())
-                .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
-                .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
+                .stdin(Stdio::null())
+                .stdout(Stdio::null())
+                .stderr(Stdio::null())
                 .spawn()
                 .map_err(|x| stack.error(ErrorKind::IO(x.to_string())))?
                 .id() as i64,