diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 18014d6f..52a29a70 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ get_packages() {
 
         "Mac OS X")
             [[ -d "/usr/local/bin" ]] && \
-                packages="$(($(ls -l /usr/local/bin/ | grep -v "\(../Cellar/\|brew\)" | wc -l) - 1))"
+                packages="$(($(ls -l /usr/local/bin/ | grep -cv "\(../Cellar/\|brew\)") - 1))"
 
             type -p port >/dev/null && \
                 packages="$((packages + $(port installed | wc -l) - 1))"
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ get_public_ip() {
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$public_ip" ]] && type -p wget >/dev/null; then
-        public_ip="$(wget -T 10 -qO- "$public_ip_host"; printf "%s")"
+        public_ip="$(wget -T 10 -qO- "$public_ip_host")"
     fi
 }