diff --git a/forum/Makefile b/forum/Makefile
index 19792f921..2150b323e 100644
--- a/forum/Makefile
+++ b/forum/Makefile
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE)/modules/forum_m.mod: $(BUILD_DIR_FORUM_BUILD)/build-complete
 	cp $(BUILD_DIR_FORUM_BUILD)/build/$(notdir $@) $@
 
 check:
-	pushd test > /dev/null ; ../$(BUILD_DIR_FORUM_BUILD)/build/test_order > ../$(CHECK_RESULTS); popd > /dev/null
+	cd test; ../$(BUILD_DIR_FORUM_BUILD)/build/test_order > ../$(CHECK_RESULTS)
 	diff -b $(CHECK_RESULTS) $(CHECK_RESULTS_GOLDEN)
diff --git a/kap/preprocessor/Makefile b/kap/preprocessor/Makefile
index 2d9aaa8db..9d89b9068 100644
--- a/kap/preprocessor/Makefile
+++ b/kap/preprocessor/Makefile
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ build-data: $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE)/kap_input_data/ logT_points $(OBJ_OUT) | $(BUILD
 	cp condtable.data $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE)/data/kap_data/
 
 $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE)/AESOPUS_AGSS09.h5: $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE)/ags09/
-	pushd $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE) > /dev/null; python $(CURDIR)/AESOPUS/aesopus.py $(CURDIR)/AESOPUS/AGSS09.yaml ; popd > /dev/null
+	cd $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE); python $(CURDIR)/AESOPUS/aesopus.py $(CURDIR)/AESOPUS/AGSS09.yaml
 
 build-aesopus: $(BUILD_DIR_MODULE)/AESOPUS_AGSS09.h5