diff --git a/pinxi b/pinxi
index a57d652..f3d814e 100755
--- a/pinxi
+++ b/pinxi
@@ -30859,9 +30859,9 @@ sub get_display_manager {
 		$pattern .= '/var/run/rc.d';
 	}
 	if ($pattern){
-		$pattern = '{' . $pattern . '/*}' if $pattern;
+		$pattern = '{' . $pattern . '/*}';
 		# for dm.pid type file or dm directory names, like greetd-684.sock
-		@glob = globber($pattern) if $pattern;
+		@glob = globber($pattern);
 	}
 	# print Data::Dumper::Dumper \@glob;
 	# used to test for .pid/lock type file or directory, now just see if the