diff --git a/debian/terminator.postinst b/debian/terminator.postinst
index 530bfe13..d0e7e0bc 100755
--- a/debian/terminator.postinst
+++ b/debian/terminator.postinst
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 gtk-update-icon-cache -q -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor/
 pycentral pkginstall terminator
-update-menus
+
+update-menus >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
 #DEBHELPER#