diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/battery b/.local/bin/statusbar/battery
index 981fc3af..5172e5a8 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/battery
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/battery
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ do
 
 	printf "%s%s%s%% " "$status" "$warn" "$capacity"
 	unset warn
-done | sed s/\ $/\\n/
+done | sed 's/* $//'