diff --git a/polybar/.config/polybar/forest/user_modules.ini b/polybar/.config/polybar/forest/user_modules.ini
index 1d07d30..938b1ae 100644
--- a/polybar/.config/polybar/forest/user_modules.ini
+++ b/polybar/.config/polybar/forest/user_modules.ini
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ format-prefix-foreground = ${color.yellow}
 [module/mu4e]
 type = custom/script
 
-exec = $(mu find flag:unread 2> /dev/null && wc -l) echo 0
+exec =  ( mu find flag:unread 2> /dev/null | wc -l ) || echo 0
 
 interval = 5