diff --git a/src/tomb b/src/tomb
index 3a606bf..00308fd 100755
--- a/src/tomb
+++ b/src/tomb
@@ -994,10 +994,11 @@ umount_tomb() {
 
     if [ $tombmount ]; then # tomb is actively mounted
 	func "performing umount of $tombmount"
-	umount ${tombmount} 2> /dev/null
-    rmdir ${tombmount}
+	umount ${tombmount}
 	if ! [ $? = 0 ]; then
 	    error "Tomb is busy, cannot umount!"
+	else
+	    rmdir ${tombmount}
 	fi
     fi