diff --git a/src/munin/osm_mem_status b/src/munin/osm_mem_status
index acf157663..2bf4bdac3 100755
--- a/src/munin/osm_mem_status
+++ b/src/munin/osm_mem_status
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ if [[ "$1" = "config" ]]; then
   exit 0
 }; fi
 
-GRANTED=`$(/OVERPASS_EXEC_DIR/bin/dispatcher --osm-base --status | grep -E "^Average claimed space:" | awk '{ print $4; }')
+GRANTED=$(/OVERPASS_EXEC_DIR/bin/dispatcher --osm-base --status | grep -E "^Average claimed space:" | awk '{ print $4; }')
 
 echo "osm_mem_status.value $GRANTED"