diff --git a/script/quick-start b/script/quick-start
index 8eaf8cc..61e3c05 100755
--- a/script/quick-start
+++ b/script/quick-start
@@ -22,15 +22,26 @@ complain() {
 
 run() {
   say "\$ $@"
-  echo "$@" | sh
-  status="$?"
-  if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
+  local rc=0
+  "$@" || rc=$?
+  if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
     complain "E: The command \"$@\" failed with status code $status, we cannot proceed."
     complain "I: If you have no idea of what went wrong, please feel free to ask for help in the Noosfero community. Check the contact information in the project website (http://noosfero.org/)."
     exit 1
   fi
 }
 
+quiet() {
+  local tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+  local rc=0
+  "$@" > "$tmpfile" 2>&1 || rc=$?
+  if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+    cat "$tmpfile"
+  fi
+  rm -f "$tmpfile"
+  return $rc
+}
+
 gem_install() {
   if [ -w "$(ruby -rubygems -e 'puts Gem.dir')" ]; then
     run gem install --no-ri --no-rdoc $@
@@ -103,13 +114,15 @@ else
   rails runner 'Environment.default.enable("skip_new_user_email_confirmation")'
 fi
 
-run 'rake noosfero:translations:compile >/dev/null 2>&1'
+run quiet rake noosfero:translations:compile
 
 # create needed directory
 mkdir -p tmp/pids
 
 # use default gitignore rules
-ln -s gitignore.example .gitignore || true
+if [ ! -f .gitignore ]; then
+  ln -s gitignore.example .gitignore
+fi
 
 # you can now start the server
 say "I: Congratulations, you are ready to run Noosfero."
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