diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh b/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh
index e370142b..32a9fca3 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function ModifyHostFile(){
 	 if $addmode; then
 	    #add domains to the hosts file
 	    if [[ -r $blacklist ]];then
-	      numberOf=$($blacklist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
+	      numberOf=$(cat $blacklist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
         plural=; [[ "$numberOf" != "1" ]] && plural=s
         echo ":::"
         echo -n "::: Modifying HOSTS file to blacklist $numberOf domain${plural}..."	   		    
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh b/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
index 8aec77af..8b57b250 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function ModifyHostFile(){
 	    #remove domains in  from hosts file
 	    if [[ -r $whitelist ]];then
         # Remove whitelist entries
-				numberOf=$($whitelist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
+				numberOf=$(cat $whitelist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
         plural=; [[ "$numberOf" != "1" ]] && plural=s
         echo ":::"
         echo -n "::: Modifying HOSTS file to whitelist $numberOf domain${plural}..."