diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh b/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh
index e0175b43..0b4a44e0 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh
@@ -577,10 +577,10 @@ print_updates() {
     if [ "$failed_services_count" -eq 0 ]; then
       printf "       \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m   All enabled services are running!\\n" "32" ""
     elif [ "$failed_services_count" -eq 1 ]; then
-      printf "       %-4s \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m services are are currently running\\n" "$running_services_count" "32" ""
+      printf "       \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m%-3s %s services are are currently running\\n" "32" "" "" "$running_services_count"
       printf "       \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m   1 service failed to start (%s)\\n" "31" "" "$(systemctl --type=service | grep 'failed' | sed 's/..\([^ ]*\).service.*/\1/')"
     elif [ "$failed_services_count" -gt 1 ]; then
-      printf "       %-4s \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m services are are currently running\\n" "$running_services_count" "32" ""
+      printf "       \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m%-3s %s services are are currently running\\n" "32" "" "" "$running_services_count"
       printf "       \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m%-3s %s services failed to start (see `systemctl --type=service`)\\n" "31" "" "" "$failed_services_count"
     fi
   fi