diff --git a/mole b/mole
index 748a40e..41b813c 100755
--- a/mole
+++ b/mole
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ update_mole() {
 
         if ! printf '%s\n' "$output" | grep -Eq "Updated to latest version|Already on latest version"; then
             local new_version
-            new_version=$("$mole_path" --version 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR==1 && NF {print $NF}' || echo "")
+            new_version=$("$mole_path" --version 2> /dev/null | awk 'NR==1 && NF {print $NF}' || echo "")
             printf '\n%s\n\n' "${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Updated to latest version (${new_version:-unknown})"
         else
             printf '\n'