diff --git a/lib/bash/safeguards.sh b/lib/bash/safeguards.sh
index 91402bb6..edd9ed26 100644
--- a/lib/bash/safeguards.sh
+++ b/lib/bash/safeguards.sh
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ check_disk_space() {
    local bytes_margin="${4:-0}"
 
    # Real/actual bytes used and bytes free.
-   local used_bytes=$(cat "$file" | awk '/^\//{print $3 * 1024}');
-   local free_bytes=$(cat "$file" | awk '/^\//{print $4 * 1024}');
+   local used_bytes=$(cat "$file" | awk '/^\//{printf("%d",$3 * 1024)}');
+   local free_bytes=$(cat "$file" | awk '/^\//{printf("%d",$4 * 1024)}');
    local pct_used=$(cat "$file" | awk '/^\//{print $5}' | sed -e 's/%//g');
    local pct_free=$((100 - $pct_used))