diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index ec6a70f..11b6bf9 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ kalender() {
                 | cut -d" " -f 3- \
                 | cut -d"|" -f 2-)
 
-        if echo "$line" | fgrep ' |'
+        if echo "$line" | fgrep -q ' |'
         then
             say "Am $date um $time Uhr findet \"$text\" im \"$loc\" statt."
         else
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ karma() {
     [ "$n" == "$(echo "$NICK" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' )" ] \
         && say "So aber nicht mein lieber $NICK!" && return
 
-    echo "$1" | fgrep "++" \
+    echo "$1" | fgrep -q -- "++" \
         && savekarma $n "+1"
-    echo "$1" | fgrep -- "--" \
+    echo "$1" | fgrep -q -- "--" \
         && savekarma $n "-1"
-    echo "$1" | fgrep "+-" \
+    echo "$1" | fgrep -q -- "+-" \
         && say "Echt jetzt, $NICK?"
-    echo "$1" | fgrep -- "-+" \
+    echo "$1" | fgrep -q -- "-+" \
         && say "Echt jetzt, $NICK?"
 }
 transparenzbericht() {