diff --git a/evomaintenance.sh b/evomaintenance.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c35565e..9ac6248
--- a/evomaintenance.sh
+++ b/evomaintenance.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ if test -x "${GIT_BIN}"; then
         export GIT_DIR="${dir}/.git" GIT_WORK_TREE="${dir}"
         # If the repository and the work tree exist, try to commit changes
         if test -d "${GIT_DIR}" && test -d "${GIT_WORK_TREE}"; then
-            CHANGED_LINES=$(${GIT_BIN} status --porcelain | wc -l)
+            CHANGED_LINES=$(${GIT_BIN} status --porcelain | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
             if [ "${CHANGED_LINES}" != "0" ]; then
               STATUS=$(${GIT_BIN} status --short | tail -n 10)
               # append diff data, without empty lines
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ if test -x "${GIT_BIN}"; then
         export GIT_DIR="${dir}/.git" GIT_WORK_TREE="${dir}"
         # If the repository and the work tree exist, try to commit changes
         if test -d "${GIT_DIR}" && test -d "${GIT_WORK_TREE}"; then
-            CHANGED_LINES=$(${GIT_BIN} status --porcelain | wc -l)
+            CHANGED_LINES=$(${GIT_BIN} status --porcelain | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
             if [ "${CHANGED_LINES}" != "0" ]; then
               ${GIT_BIN} add --all
               ${GIT_BIN} commit --message "${TEXTE}" --author="${USER} <${USER}@evolix.net>" --quiet