diff --git a/plugins/mail/dovecot b/plugins/mail/dovecot
index 0f6b925d..60b73fd9 100755
--- a/plugins/mail/dovecot
+++ b/plugins/mail/dovecot
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fi
 # Total Logins
 ######################
 echo -en "login_total.value "
-VALUE=$(egrep '[dovecot]?.*Login' $LOGFILE | sort | wc -l)
+VALUE=$(egrep -c '[dovecot]?.*Login' $LOGFILE)
 if [ ! -z "$VALUE" ]; then
 	echo "$VALUE"
 else
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ echo -n
 ######################
 # Connected Users
 ######################
-DISCONNECTS=$(egrep '[dovecot]?.*Disconnected' $LOGFILE | sort | wc -l)
-CONNECTS=$(egrep '[dovecot]?.*Login' $LOGFILE | sort | wc -l)
+DISCONNECTS=$(egrep -c '[dovecot]?.*Disconnected' $LOGFILE)
+CONNECTS=$(egrep -c '[dovecot]?.*Login' $LOGFILE)
 VALUE=$($EXPR_BIN $CONNECTS - $DISCONNECTS)
 if [ -z "$DISCON" ] || [ "$DISCON" -lt 0 ]; then
 	DISCON=0
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ echo -n
 # TLS Logins
 ######################
 echo -en "login_tls.value "
-VALUE=$(egrep '[dovecot]?.*Login.*TLS' $LOGFILE | sort | wc -l)
+VALUE=$(egrep -c '[dovecot]?.*Login.*TLS' $LOGFILE)
 if [ ! -z "$VALUE" ]; then
         echo "$VALUE"
 else
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ echo -n
 # SSL Logins
 ######################
 echo -en "login_ssl.value "
-VALUE=$(egrep '[dovecot]?.*Login.*SSL' $LOGFILE | sort | wc -l)
+VALUE=$(egrep -c '[dovecot]?.*Login.*SSL' $LOGFILE)
 if [ ! -z "$VALUE" ]; then
         echo "$VALUE"
 else
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ echo -n
 # IMAP Logins
 ######################
 echo -en "login_imap.value "
-VALUE=$(egrep '[dovecot]?.*imap.*Login' $LOGFILE | sort | wc -l)
+VALUE=$(egrep -c '[dovecot]?.*imap.*Login' $LOGFILE)
 if [ ! -z "$VALUE" ]; then
         echo "$VALUE"
 else
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ echo -n
 # POP3 Logins
 ######################
 echo -en "login_pop3.value "
-VALUE=$(egrep '[dovecot]?.*pop3.*Login' $LOGFILE | sort | wc -l)
+VALUE=$(egrep -c '[dovecot]?.*pop3.*Login' $LOGFILE)
 if [ ! -z "$VALUE" ]; then
         echo "$VALUE"
 else