diff --git a/ufetch/payload/usr/bin/ufetch b/ufetch/payload/usr/bin/ufetch
index 8f6284b..f0b2087 100755
--- a/ufetch/payload/usr/bin/ufetch
+++ b/ufetch/payload/usr/bin/ufetch
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ host="$(hostname)"
 os='Alnux'	# I'd just like to interject for a moment...
 kernel="$(uname -sr)"
 uptime="$(uptime | awk -F, '{sub(".*up ",x,$1);print $1}' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//')"
-packages='$(aps list | wc -l)'
+packages="$(aps list | sed "s/README.md//" | wc -l)"
 shell="$(basename "${SHELL}")"
 
 ## UI DETECTION