diff --git a/System_Essentials/server_reboot.sh b/System_Essentials/server_reboot.sh
index 3ca5434..44b4f30 100755
--- a/System_Essentials/server_reboot.sh
+++ b/System_Essentials/server_reboot.sh
@@ -166,8 +166,11 @@ if [[ "$SHOW_STATUS" == true ]]; then
         log "  mover: not running"
 
     if command -v virsh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        VM_COUNT=$(virsh list --name 2>/dev/null | grep -c "." || echo 0)
-        [[ "$VM_COUNT" -gt 0 ]] && \
+        # No "|| echo 0" here: grep -c prints 0 on no match AND exits 1, so the fallback fires as
+        # well and the variable becomes two lines. "$VM_COUNT" -gt 0 then dies with an arithmetic
+        # syntax error — on the no-VMs path, which is the normal one.
+        VM_COUNT=$(virsh list --name 2>/dev/null | grep -c "." || true)
+        [[ "${VM_COUNT:-0}" -gt 0 ]] && \
             warn "  VMs:   $VM_COUNT running — will be gracefully shut down" || \
             log "  VMs:   none running"
     fi
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ if [[ -n "${EMBY_URL:-}" ]] && [[ -n "${EMBY_API_KEY:-}" ]]; then
     ACTIVE_STREAMS=$(curl -sf --max-time 5 \
         -H "X-Emby-Token: $EMBY_API_KEY" \
         "${EMBY_URL}/Sessions" 2>/dev/null | \
-        grep -c "NowPlayingItem" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+        grep -c "NowPlayingItem" 2>/dev/null || true)
     ACTIVE_STREAMS="${ACTIVE_STREAMS//[^0-9]/}"
     if [[ "${ACTIVE_STREAMS:-0}" -gt 0 ]]; then
         warn "$ACTIVE_STREAMS active Emby stream(s) — will be interrupted"
@@ -215,11 +218,11 @@ if [[ -n "${EMBY_URL:-}" ]] && [[ -n "${EMBY_API_KEY:-}" ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-CONTAINER_COUNT=$(docker ps -q 2>/dev/null | wc -l || echo 0)
+CONTAINER_COUNT=$(docker ps -q 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
 log "$ICON_CONTAINERS Docker: ${CONTAINER_COUNT} container(s) running"
 
 if is_vm_manager_enabled && command -v virsh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    VM_COUNT=$(virsh list --name 2>/dev/null | grep -c "." || echo 0)
+    VM_COUNT=$(virsh list --name 2>/dev/null | grep -c "." || true)
     log "$ICON_GEAR VMs: ${VM_COUNT} running"
 fi