diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 57087b4..54faede 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ start_clamd() {
         cat /tmp/clamd.log 2>/dev/null
         exit 2
     fi
-    echo "clamd ready ($(cat /tmp/clamd.log 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'loaded') databases loaded)"
+    sigs=$(grep -oE 'Loaded [0-9]+ signatures' /tmp/clamd.log 2>/dev/null | grep -oE '[0-9]+' | tail -1)
+    echo "clamd ready (${sigs:-0} signatures loaded)"
 }
 
 case "${1}" in