diff --git a/check_updates b/check_updates
index 6733ed0..f3a3355 100755
--- a/check_updates
+++ b/check_updates
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 updates=()
 
 if [[ -f /etc/debian_version ]]; then
-    APT_UPDATES=$(sudo apt update 2>/dev/null | grep packages | cut -d '.' -f 1 | awk '{print $1}')
+    APT_UPDATES=$(sudo apt update 2>/dev/null | grep package | tail -1 | cut -d '.' -f 1 | awk '{print $1}')
     if [ "$APT_UPDATES" = "All" ]; then
         NUM_UPDATES=0
     else