diff --git a/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh
index 54d66a2d9..a22735696 100644
--- a/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh
+++ b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-FILES=$(ls -1q /host/nsm/faf/complete/ | wc -l)
+FILES=$(ls -1x /host/nsm/faf/complete/ | wc -l)
 
 echo "faffiles files=$FILES"