diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 6b5162a4..0cc63954 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -1968,14 +1968,13 @@ getascii() {
     ascii_strip="${ascii_strip//'\\'/ }"
     ascii_strip="${ascii_strip//'\'}"
 
-    # Get lines/columns of the ascii file in pure bash.
+    # Get length of the ascii file.
     ascii_length=0
-    lines=1
-    while IFS='\n' read -r line 2>/dev/null; do
-        [ ${#line} -gt "$ascii_length" ] && ascii_length=${#line}
-        lines=$((lines+=1))
+    while IFS='' read -r line 2>/dev/null; do
+        [ "${#line}" -gt "$ascii_length" ] && ascii_length="${#line}"
     done <<< "$ascii_strip"
 
+    lines="$(printf "%s\n" "$ascii_strip" | wc -l)"
     padding="\033[$((ascii_length + gap))C"
     printf "%b%s" "$print"
     export LC_ALL=C