diff --git a/src/Monitors/Volume.hs b/src/Monitors/Volume.hs
index cf11e52..0b719a7 100644
--- a/src/Monitors/Volume.hs
+++ b/src/Monitors/Volume.hs
@@ -81,8 +81,14 @@ readProcessIgnoreCode cmd args stdin = do
     (_,out,_) <- readProcessWithExitCode cmd args stdin
     return out
 
+firstWord :: String -> String
+firstWord = getFirst . words
+    where
+        getFirst (x:_) = x
+        getFirst [] = ""
+
 getMute :: String -> IO Bool
-getMute cmd = parseMute <$> readProcessIgnoreCode cmd ["--get-mute"] ""
+getMute cmd = parseMute . firstWord <$> readProcessIgnoreCode cmd ["--get-mute"] ""
     where
         parseMute "true"  = True
         parseMute "false" = False