diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/news b/.local/bin/statusbar/news
index e997597..fe701db 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/news
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/news
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
 	6) "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
 
- cat /tmp/newsupdate 2>/dev/null || echo "$(newsboat -x print-unread | awk '{ print "📰" $1}' | sed 's/^📰0$//g')$(cat "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/newsboat/.update 2>/dev/null)"
+ cat /tmp/newsupdate 2>/dev/null || echo "$(newsboat -x print-unread | awk '{ if($1>0) print "📰" $1}')$(cat "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/newsboat/.update 2>/dev/null)"