diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index eeb4b784..3f139c92 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -1688,8 +1688,8 @@ getbattery() {
                     *) index="$battery_num" ;;
                 esac
 
-                batteries=($(cat "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT$battery_num/capacity"))
-                battery_state=($(cat "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT${battery_num}/status"))
+                batteries=("$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT$battery_num/capacity)")
+                battery_state=("$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT${battery_num}/status)")
 
                 # Get the subtitle and reassign it so it doesn't change.
                 title="$subtitle"