diff --git a/home-manager/progs/eww/config/scripts/sound/getVolume.sh b/home-manager/progs/eww/config/scripts/sound/getVolume.sh
index e5a44ab..13c42de 100755
--- a/home-manager/progs/eww/config/scripts/sound/getVolume.sh
+++ b/home-manager/progs/eww/config/scripts/sound/getVolume.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 output=$(wpctl get-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | cut -d' ' -f2- | sed -E 's/\.//g' | sed 's/^0*//g')
-count=$(echo "$output" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+count=$(echo "$output" | awk -F, '{print $1+0}')
 muted=$(echo "$output" | cut -d'[' -f2 | cut -d ']' -f1)
 
 # if not muted, set to empty string
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ if [ "$muted" == "$count" ]; then
   muted=""
 fi
 
-# fix removal of zero padding if volume is zero
-if [ "$count" == "" ]; then
-  count="0"
-fi
-
 color="green"
 if ((count > 75)); then color="yellow"; fi
 if ((count > 90)); then color="peach"; fi