diff --git a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
index 3b4225e..a43ba4d 100644
--- a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
+++ b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ run_yay() {
     IFS=' ' read -r -a emacs_pkgs \
        < <(sudo -u "$home_user" emacs -batch -l "$emacs_dir/init.el" --eval \
                  '(print (format "pkgs: %s" (s-join " " (nd/get-aur-dependencies t))))' \
-                 2>/dev/null \
+                 2>/dev/null | \
                sed -n -e 's/"pkgs: \(.*\)"/\1/p')
     echo "Emacs requires the following system pkgs: ${emacs_pkgs[*]}"