diff --git a/scripts/countdown b/scripts/countdown
index 70b1657..ffb57fe 100755
--- a/scripts/countdown
+++ b/scripts/countdown
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 export TZ="America/New_York"
 
 function init_day {
-    day=$(($(date +%d)))
+    day=$(($(date +%-d)))
 
     if [ ! -f $day.rkt ]; then
         set -m