diff --git a/common/functions.sh b/common/functions.sh
index 9ebf61e..47011c5 100644
--- a/common/functions.sh
+++ b/common/functions.sh
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ pkgmgr_update(){
 
 
 get_system_used_space() {
-  usedspace=$(df --output=used -B1 / | tail -n 1| cut -d'%' -f1)
-  printf "$COL_RED" "$usedspace"
-  echo $usedspace
+  return $(df --output=used -B1 / | tail -n 1| cut -d'%' -f1)
 }
 
 human_readable_bytes() {