diff --git a/commands/scripts/packman.sh b/commands/scripts/packman.sh
index 29eaaa5c1..393e6a725 100644
--- a/commands/scripts/packman.sh
+++ b/commands/scripts/packman.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ do	cd $TMPDIR
 		fi
 		) | sort -t'|' +1 | awk '{ n++; printf "%d|%s\n", n, $0 }' 
 	) >$TMPF
-	highest="`wc -l $TMPF | awk '{ print $1 }'`"
+	highest="`wc -l $TMPF | awk '{ print $1 - 1 }'`"
 	awk -F'|' <$TMPF '{ printf "%3s %-15s %s\n", $1, $2, $3 }' | more
 	echo "Format examples: '3', '3,6', '3-9', '3-9,11-15', 'all'"
 	echo -n "Package(s) to install (RETURN to exit) ?  "