diff --git a/.config/polybar/scripts/arch-updates.sh b/.config/polybar/scripts/arch-updates.sh
index 4f6d423..0181395 100755
--- a/.config/polybar/scripts/arch-updates.sh
+++ b/.config/polybar/scripts/arch-updates.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ pkg_updates_count=$(pacman -Qu | wc -l)
 if [ $((pkg_updates_count)) -gt 0 ]
 then
     echo $pkg_updates_count
+else
+    echo ""
 fi