diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0e87e7e..7f21711 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -291,22 +292,16 @@ func liveUserCount(users []*user) int {
 }
 
 func activeUserCount() (int, error) {
-	out, err := exec.Command("who").Output()
+	out, err := exec.Command("sh", "-c", "who | cut -d' ' -f1 | wc -l").Output()
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not run who: %s", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to get active user count: %w", err)
+	}
+	count, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not parse active user count: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(out))
-
-	activeUsers := map[string]bool{}
-
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		whoLine := scanner.Text()
-		username := strings.Split(whoLine, " ")[0]
-		activeUsers[username] = true
-	}
-
-	return len(activeUsers), nil
+	return count, nil
 }
 
 func getUptime() (string, error) {