diff --git a/scripts/gamemode-session.sh b/scripts/gamemode-session.sh
index 3db3096..b85cf89 100755
--- a/scripts/gamemode-session.sh
+++ b/scripts/gamemode-session.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ FAN_AUTO="${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/fan-profile-auto"
 DRYRUN="${GAMEMODE_DRYRUN:-0}"
 
 log() { printf 'gamemode: %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
-run() { if [ "$DRYRUN" = 1 ]; then log "would: $*"; else "$@"; fi; }
+# Execute a side-effecting command (or log it under dryrun). Its stdout is
+# discarded — effect tools like makoctl/fw-fanctrl print confirmations we don't
+# want leaking into `add`/`del` output; stderr is kept so real errors surface.
+run() { if [ "$DRYRUN" = 1 ]; then log "would: $*"; else "$@" >/dev/null; fi; }
 
 is_active() {
     [ -n "$(find "$STATE_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -name 'src.*' -print -quit 2>/dev/null)" ]