diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/news b/.local/bin/statusbar/news
index 455f64db..6feb78c7 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/news
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/news
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
 <b>Note:</b> Only one instance of newsboat (including updates) may be running at a time." ;;
 esac
 
- cat /tmp/newsupdate 2>/dev/null || echo "$(newsboat -x print-unread | awk '{ print "📰 " $1}' | sed s/^0$//g)$(cat ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/newsboat/.update 2>/dev/null)"
+ cat /tmp/newsupdate 2>/dev/null || echo "$(newsboat -x print-unread | awk '{ print "📰 " $1}' | sed s/^📰 0$//g)$(cat ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/newsboat/.update 2>/dev/null)"