diff --git a/modules/graphical/mail/default.nix b/modules/graphical/mail/default.nix
index d03a9e1b..20639225 100644
--- a/modules/graphical/mail/default.nix
+++ b/modules/graphical/mail/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 let
   passwordScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "get_mail_password" ''${pkgs.pass}/bin/pass show "$@" | ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/head -n1 | ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/tr -d "\n"'';
   notifyScript = name: pkgs.writeShellScript "notify_${name}_mail" ''
-    unseen_count=$(${pkgs.mblaze}/bin/mlist -N ~/mail/*/INBOX | wc -l)
+    unseen_count=$(${pkgs.mblaze}/bin/mlist -N ~/mail/*/INBOX | ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/wc -l)
 
     if [ "$unseen_count" = "1" ]
     then