diff --git a/whatsdirty b/whatsdirty
index bb2b97e..625f6c5 100755
--- a/whatsdirty
+++ b/whatsdirty
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ print_summary() {
     local temp_file="$1"
     local total_dirty total_clean total_behind total_ahead total_diverged
 
-    total_dirty=$(grep -c "^D|" "$temp_file" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
-    total_clean=$(grep -c "^C|" "$temp_file" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+    total_dirty=$(grep -c "^D|" "$temp_file" 2>/dev/null)
+    total_clean=$(grep -c "^C|" "$temp_file" 2>/dev/null)
 
     # Count upstream statuses
     total_behind=0