diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mailbox b/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mailbox
index c6e1777..978d775 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mailbox
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mailbox
@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ unread=""
 for acc in $(ls "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/mail/)
 do
 	new="$(find "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/mail/$acc/[Ii][Nn][Bb][Oo][Xx]/new/* -type f | wc -l 2>/dev/null)"
-	if [ -n "$new" ]; then
+	if [ $new -gt 0 ]; then
 		[ -n "$(echo "$acc" | sed -n '/@etu/p')" ] && box=""
 		[ -n "$(echo "$acc" | sed -n '/@posteo/p')" ] && box=""
 		unread="$unread/$box:$new"
 	fi
 done
-[ -n "$unread" ] && unread="($(echo "$unread" | cut -c 2-))" || unread="---"
-
-pidof mbsync >/dev/null 2>&1 && icon=""
-
-[ "$unread" = "0" ] && [ "$icon" = "" ] || echo " $unread$icon"
-
+[ -n "$unread" ] && unread="($(echo "$unread" | cut -c 2-))" || exit
 
+printf " %s%s" "$unread" "$icon"