diff --git a/poweredge-cputemp.sh b/poweredge-cputemp.sh
index 4e85311..33d2cc0 100644
--- a/poweredge-cputemp.sh
+++ b/poweredge-cputemp.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ cpu1_temps=$(echo "$sensors_output" | awk '/coretemp-isa-0000/ {p=1} /coretemp-i
 cpu2_temps=$(echo "$sensors_output" | awk '/coretemp-isa-0001/ {p=1} /i350bb-pci-0103/ {p=0} p' | awk '/Core/ {print $3}' | sort -n | tail -n 1)
 
 # Strip out the + and degree symbol from temperatures
-cpu1_temp_value=$(echo "$cpu1_temps" | tr -d '+°' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}')
-cpu2_temp_value=$(echo "$cpu2_temps" | tr -d '+°' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}')
+cpu1_temps_clean=$(echo "$cpu1_temps" | tr -d '+°' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}')
+cpu2_temps_clean=$(echo "$cpu2_temps" | tr -d '+°' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}')
+
+
 
 # Determine the status code based on temperature thresholds
 if [ "$cpu1_temp_value" -ge 95 ] || [ "$cpu2_temp_value" -ge 95 ]; then