diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 8a9078af..56cf6cec 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -589,23 +589,23 @@ getuptime () {
             days=$((uptime / 86400))
 
             # Format the output like Linux's "uptime -p" cmd.
-            case "$mins" in
-                0) ;;
-                1) uptime="up $mins minute" ;;
-                *) uptime="up $mins minutes" ;;
-            esac
+            if [ "$mins" == 1 ]; then
+                uptime="up $mins minute"
+            elif [ "$mins" != 0 ]; then
+                uptime="up $mins minutes"
+            fi
 
-            case "$hours" in
-                0) ;;
-                1) uptime="up $hours hour, ${uptime/up }" ;;
-                *) uptime="up $hours hours, ${uptime/up }" ;;
-            esac
+            if [ "$hours" == 1 ]; then
+                uptime="up $hours hour, ${uptime/up }"
+            elif [ "$mins" != 0 ]; then
+                uptime="up $hours hours, ${uptime/up }"
+            fi
 
-            case "$days" in
-                0) ;;
-                1) uptime="up $days day, ${uptime/up }" ;;
-                *) uptime="up $days days, ${uptime/up }" ;;
-            esac
+            if [ "$days" == 1 ]; then
+                uptime="up $days day, ${uptime/up }"
+            elif [ "$days" != 0 ]; then
+                uptime="up $days days, ${uptime/ up}"
+            fi
         ;;
 
         "Windows")