diff --git a/Library/token-manipulation/lib.sh b/Library/token-manipulation/lib.sh
index b9647a1..04a4a28 100644
--- a/Library/token-manipulation/lib.sh
+++ b/Library/token-manipulation/lib.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pkcsGetTokenSlot() {
     local SLOT
     [ -z "$TYPE" ] && echo "Error: pkcsGetTokenSlot: no token type specified" && return 1
     if grep -q "^stdll = libpkcs11_$TYPE.so" $CONF; then
-        SLOT=$( egrep "^(slot|stdll = libpkcs11_$TYPE.so)" $CONF | grep -B 1 "libpkcs11" | sed -n -e '1,1 s/slot //' -e '1,1 p' )
+        SLOT=$( egrep "(^slot|stdll = libpkcs11_$TYPE.so)" $CONF | grep -B 1 "libpkcs11" | sed -n -e '1,1 s/slot //' -e '1,1 p' )
 	echo $SLOT
     else
         echo "Error: pkcsGetTokenSlot: could not find type $TYPE in $CONF"