diff --git a/f2bt b/f2bt
index a7dd5d0..6a05771 100644
--- a/f2bt
+++ b/f2bt
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ END {
 }
 ' "$log" | column -t -R 2
 echo "---------------------------"
-tot=$(sudo wc -l < "$log" | tr -d ' ')
+sudo tot=$(wc -l < "$log" | tr -d ' ')
 printf "TOTAL: %s LINES\n" "$tot"
 echo "==========================="