diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/find_sample_process_models b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/find_sample_process_models
index f5b6d1cf8..525996399 100755
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/find_sample_process_models
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/find_sample_process_models
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ if [[ -z "${BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR:-}" ]]; then
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
-  export BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR
-  pushd "$BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR"
+
+  pushd "$BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR" >/dev/null 2>&1
   if [[ "$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" == "main" ]]; then
     >&2 echo "ERROR: please do not use the main branch of sample-process-models. use dev"
     exit 1
   fi
-  popd
+  popd >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
-echo "$BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR"
+realpath "$BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR"
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally
index e0bc15826..17691b9e4 100755
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/run_server_locally
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ fi
 
 BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR=$(./bin/find_sample_process_models)
 export BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR
-echo "$BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR"
 
 export FLASK_SESSION_SECRET_KEY=super_secret_key
 export APPLICATION_ROOT="/"