diff --git a/get_processes b/get_processes
index 88351e3..700556b 100755
--- a/get_processes
+++ b/get_processes
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ps -e -o pid,command | grep $1 | grep -v grep
+ps -e -o pid,command | grep "$1 " | grep -v get_processes | grep -v grep