diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 9ef4f89f..15d4ee14 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -2126,16 +2126,13 @@ getascii () {
     # Turn the file into a variable and strip escape codes.
     ascii_strip=$(<"$ascii")
     ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\$\{??\}}
-    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\\\\/ }
-    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\\}
+    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//'\\'/ }
+    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//'\'}
 
-    # Get length of longest line
-    # Get lines/columns of the ascii file in pure bash.
-    while read -r line 2>/dev/null; do
-        [ ${#line} -gt ${ascii_length:-0} ] && ascii_length=${#line}
-        lines=$((lines+=1))
-    done <<< "$ascii_strip"
-    lines=$((lines+=1))
+    # Get ascii file size in rows/cols
+    ascii_size="$(awk 'END {printf NR " "}length>max{max=length}END{printf max}' <<< "$ascii_strip")"
+    lines=${ascii_size/ *}
+    ascii_length=${ascii_size/$lines}
 
     padding="\033[$((ascii_length + gap))C"
     printf "%b%s" "$print"