diff --git a/software.yml b/software.yml
index 45611b22..1baef47a 100644
--- a/software.yml
+++ b/software.yml
@@ -9443,7 +9443,7 @@ softwarePackages:
       - docker-compose-plugin
   openssh-server:
     _service: sshd
-    _when: echo '! grep Microsoft /proc/version && ! test -d /Applications' | bash
+    _when: echo '! grep Microsoft /proc/version > /dev/null && ! test -d /Applications' | bash
     apt: openssh-server
     dnf: openssh-server
     pacman: openssh
@@ -9458,7 +9458,7 @@ softwarePackages:
   fail2ban:
     _service: fail2ban
     # fail2ban cannot be installed on Qubes Fedora 36 without messing with the qubes-firewall since firewalld is required
-    _when: echo '! command -v qubes-firewall > /dev/null && ! "$(grep Microsoft /proc/version)"' | bash
+    _when: echo '! command -v qubes-firewall > /dev/null && ! grep Microsoft /proc/version > /dev/null' | bash
     apt: fail2ban
     brew: fail2ban
     dnf: fail2ban