diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/thirdparty/TalkingTech_itiva_outbound.pl b/misc/cronjobs/thirdparty/TalkingTech_itiva_outbound.pl
index 7ab5de2e1b..d1ff3925fd 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/thirdparty/TalkingTech_itiva_outbound.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/thirdparty/TalkingTech_itiva_outbound.pl
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if ( defined $outfile ) {
 } else {
     print "No output file defined; printing to STDOUT\n"
       if ( defined $verbose );
-    open( $OUT, '>', "&STDOUT" ) || die("Couldn't duplicate STDOUT: $!");
+    $OUT = *STDOUT || die "Couldn't duplicate STDOUT: $!";
 }
 
 my $format = 'V';    # format for phone notifications