diff --git a/lib/tags/update b/lib/tags/update
index 25fef11..643bed4 100644
--- a/lib/tags/update
+++ b/lib/tags/update
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ echo '
 	done
 	echo 'COMMIT;' >&3
 	(( cron )) || echo -n $'\r'
-	echo -n "Read tags from ${count:-0} files."
-	(( cron )) || echo -ne "\033[K"
+	(( count )) && echo -n "Read tags from $count files."
+	(( cron )) || echo -n '\033[K'
 	echo
 	unset count tagfiles
 }