diff --git a/modules/database.am b/modules/database.am
index 19f72bdc6d..f6efa705e2 100644
--- a/modules/database.am
+++ b/modules/database.am
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function download_lib() {
 }
 
 function _list(){
-	LIBNUMBER=$(grep "usr/local/lib" < "$APPSPATH"/*/remove 2> /dev/null | wc -l)
+	LIBNUMBER=$(cat $APPSPATH/*/remove 2> /dev/null | grep -c "usr/local/lib")
 	ITEMSNUMBER=$(cd "$APPSPATH" && find -name 'remove' -printf "%h\n" 2>/dev/null | sort -u | wc -l)
 	if [ "$AMCLI" == am ]; then
 		ITEMSNUMBER=$(("$ITEMSNUMBER"-1))