diff --git a/check-updates b/check-updates
index 5f56494..6733ed0 100755
--- a/check-updates
+++ b/check-updates
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 updates=()
 
 if [[ -f /etc/debian_version ]]; then
-    updates+=("[ APT: $(sudo apt update 2>/dev/null | grep packages | cut -d '.' -f 1 | awk '{print $1}') ]")
+    APT_UPDATES=$(sudo apt update 2>/dev/null | grep packages | cut -d '.' -f 1 | awk '{print $1}')
+    if [ "$APT_UPDATES" = "All" ]; then
+        NUM_UPDATES=0
+    else
+        NUM_UPDATES="$APT_UPDATES"
+    fi
+    updates+=("[ APT: ${NUM_UPDATES} ]")
 fi
 
 if [[ -f /etc/redhat-release ]]; then