diff --git a/src/main/external-player.js b/src/main/external-player.js
index 46be8631..57f4487f 100644
--- a/src/main/external-player.js
+++ b/src/main/external-player.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function kill () {
 function spawnExternal (path, args) {
   log('Running external media player:', path + ' ' + args.join(' '))
 
-  proc = cp.spawn(path, args)
+  proc = cp.spawn(path, args, {stdio: 'ignore'})
 
   // If it works, close the modal after a second
   var closeModalTimeout = setTimeout(() =>