diff --git a/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TriggerUnixStandardSetup.py b/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TriggerUnixStandardSetup.py
index ee0c6cad6bd22a610d1ed46f88433110afd645f5..8904eec9b96bbff0a3a90f796577e51d334b2e40 100644
--- a/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TriggerUnixStandardSetup.py
+++ b/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TriggerUnixStandardSetup.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def setupCommonServices():
 
     # setup ROOT6
     from PyUtils.Helpers import ROOT6Setup
-    ROOT6Setup()
+    ROOT6Setup(batch=True)
 
     # Setup online THistSvc unless specifically configured otherwise
     #    setup the THistSvc early and force the creation of the THistSvc