diff --git a/wallpaper-spmenu b/wallpaper-spmenu
index beab4b2..4e51e00 100755
--- a/wallpaper-spmenu
+++ b/wallpaper-spmenu
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exit ${i:-0}
 read_args() {
     feature="${DEFAULT_FEATURE}"
     args="$(printf "%s\n" "$@")"
-    argc="$(printf "%s\n" "$@" | wc -l)"
+    argc="$(printf "%s\n" "$@" | grep -c "")"
 
     while true; do
         i=$((i+1))