diff --git a/i3/i3/scripts/pa-volume b/i3/i3/scripts/pa-volume
index 7e0c553..413c83e 100755
--- a/i3/i3/scripts/pa-volume
+++ b/i3/i3/scripts/pa-volume
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 SINKNAME="alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo"
 
 # this is the worst
-SINK=$(( $(pactl list sinks | grep "Name: " | grep -n "${SINKNAME}" | grep -o "^[[:digit:]]*") -1))
+SINK=$(( $(pactl list sinks | grep "Name: " | grep -n "${SINKNAME}"$ | grep -o "^[[:digit:]]*") -1))
 
 getvol() {
     echo $(pactl list sinks | grep "^[[:space:]]*Volume" | head -n $(( $SINK + 1 )) | tail -n 1 | grep -o "[[:digit:]]*%" | head -n 1 | cut -d "%" -f 1)