diff --git a/fetch b/fetch
index b7fef6ee..f3abdd10 100755
--- a/fetch
+++ b/fetch
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ getuptime () {
 
                 *)
                     uptime="$(uptime -p)"
-                    [ "$uptime" == "up" ] && uptime="up $(cat /proc/uptime)"
+                    [ "$uptime" == "up " ] && uptime="up $(cat /proc/uptime)"
                 ;;
             esac
         ;;