diff --git a/scripts/battery_percentage.sh b/scripts/battery_percentage.sh
index 7061ec4..17e10de 100755
--- a/scripts/battery_percentage.sh
+++ b/scripts/battery_percentage.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ print_battery_percentage() {
 	if command_exists "pmset"; then
 		pmset -g batt | grep -o "[0-9]\{1,3\}%"
 	elif command_exists "acpi"; then
-		acpi -b | grep -m 1 -Eo "[0-9]+%"
+		acpi -b | grep -v " 0%" | grep -m 1 -Eo "[0-9]+%"
 	elif command_exists "upower"; then
         # use DisplayDevice if available otherwise battery
 		local battery=$(upower -e | grep -E 'battery|DisplayDevice'| tail -n1)
diff --git a/scripts/battery_remain.sh b/scripts/battery_remain.sh
index f456b2f..881206b 100755
--- a/scripts/battery_remain.sh
+++ b/scripts/battery_remain.sh
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ acpi_battery_remaining_time() {
 	if ! $short; then
 		regex="$regex:[0-9]+"
 	fi
-	acpi -b | grep -m 1 -Eo "$regex"
+	acpi -b | grep -v " 0%" | grep -m 1 -Eo "$regex"
 }
 
+
 print_battery_remain() {
 	if is_wsl; then
 		echo "?"	# currently unsupported on WSL