diff --git a/scripts/admin/build-fake-release.sh b/scripts/admin/build-fake-release.sh
index 10de08d8fe..c171a875a8 100755
--- a/scripts/admin/build-fake-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/admin/build-fake-release.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ trap 'rm -rf "$FAKE_TMPDIR" >/dev/null 2>&1' 0
 echo "Building a fake release in $FAKE_TMPDIR."
 
 # Make sure dev bundle exists.
-./meteor --version || exit 1
+./meteor --version 2>&1 | grep Unreleased
 
 # Start out with just the dev bundle.
 cp -a dev_bundle "$FAKE_TMPDIR/meteor"
diff --git a/scripts/admin/build-tools-tree.sh b/scripts/admin/build-tools-tree.sh
index ebd03f3374..892525ed3a 100755
--- a/scripts/admin/build-tools-tree.sh
+++ b/scripts/admin/build-tools-tree.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 echo "Setting up tools tree in $TARGET_DIR"
 
 # make sure dev bundle exists before trying to install
-./meteor --version || exit 1
+./meteor --version 2>&1 | grep Unreleased
 
 function CPR {
     tar -c --exclude .meteor/local "$1" | tar -x -C "$2"
diff --git a/scripts/cli-test.sh b/scripts/cli-test.sh
index 718e556e88..4515ea9310 100755
--- a/scripts/cli-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/cli-test.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ set -e -x
 if [ "$TEST_WAREHOUSE_DIR" ]; then
     $METEOR --version | grep $TEST_RELEASE >> $OUTPUT
 else
-    $METEOR --version | grep checkout >> $OUTPUT
+    $METEOR --version 2>&1 | grep checkout >> $OUTPUT
 fi
 
 echo "... --help"