diff --git a/count.sh b/count.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 5887163..5df979c
--- a/count.sh
+++ b/count.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-LINES =$ (wc -l "wikiniews_results.tsv")
-echo $LINES
+var=$(wc -l "wikiniews_results.tsv")
+lines=${var%% *}
+echo $lines