diff --git a/liquidprompt b/liquidprompt
index 09e73ab..b9c500b 100755
--- a/liquidprompt
+++ b/liquidprompt
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ _lp_temp_sensors()
 _lp_temp_acpi()
 {
     local i
-    for i in $(acpi -t | sed 's/.* \([-]\?[0-9]*\)\.[0-9]* degrees C$/\1/p'); do
+    for i in $(acpi -t | sed 's/.* \(-\?[0-9]*\)\.[0-9]* degrees C$/\1/p'); do
         [[ $i -gt $temperature ]] && temperature=$i
     done
 }