diff --git a/include/tests_time b/include/tests_time
index 79e7aa2e..eee5cbfc 100644
--- a/include/tests_time
+++ b/include/tests_time
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@
     Register --test-no TIME-3182 --preqs-met "${PREQS_MET}" --weight L --network NO --category security --description "Check OpenNTPD has working peers"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         # Format is "xx/yy peers valid, ..."
-        FIND=$(${NTPCTLBINARY} -s status | ${EGREPBINARY} -o "[0-9]{1,4}/" | ${EGREPBINARY} -o "[0-9]{1,4}" )
-        if [ -n "${FIND}" ] || [ "${FIND}" -eq 0 ]; then
+        FIND=$(${NTPCTLBINARY} -s status | ${EGREPBINARY} -o '[0-9]+/[0-9]+' | ${CUTBINARY} -d '/' -f 1)
+        if [ -z "${FIND}" ] || [ "${FIND}" -eq 0 ]; then
             ReportWarning "${TEST_NO}" "OpenNTPD has no peers" "${NTPCTLBINARY} -s status"
         fi
     fi