diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 20617e12..1eee8d36 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -1852,15 +1852,14 @@ getascii () {
     export LC_ALL="$SYS_LOCALE"
 
     # Turn the file into a variable and strip escape codes.
-    ascii_strip=$(<"$ascii")
+    ascii_strip=$(<"${ascii}")
     ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\$\{??\}}
     ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\\}
 
     # Get length of longest line
-    length="$(wc -L 2>/dev/null <<< "$ascii_strip")"
-
-    # Get the height in lines
-    lines="$(($(wc -l 2>/dev/null <<< "$ascii_strip") + 1))"
+    ascii_size=($(wc -lL 2>/dev/null <<< "$ascii_strip"))
+    ascii_length=${ascii_size[0]}
+    ascii_height=${ascii_size[1]}
 
     # Fallback to using awk on systems without 'wc -L'
     [ -z "$length" ] && \
@@ -2851,7 +2850,7 @@ if [ "$image" != "off" ]; then
     [ -z "$info_height" ] && info_height=0
 
     # Set cursor position dynamically based on height of ascii/text.
-    [ "$lines" -lt "$info_height" ] && lines="$info_height"
+    [ "$ascii_length" -lt "$info_height" ] && lines="$info_height"
 
     printf "%b%s" "\033[${lines}H\033[${prompt_height}A"
 fi