diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index c43e41a47..a8b6f4b38 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ get_episode_url() {
     links=$(cat "$cache_dir"/* | sed 's|^Mp4-||g;/http/!d;/Alt/d' | sort -g -r -s)
     rm -r "$cache_dir"
     episode=$(select_quality "$quality")
-    if echo "$ep_list" | grep -q "^$ep_no$"; then
+    if printf "%s" "$ep_list" | grep -q "^$ep_no$"; then
         [ -z "$episode" ] && die "Episode is released, but no valid sources!"
     else
         [ -z "$episode" ] && die "Episode not released!"