diff --git a/zypper_autoremove.bash b/zypper_autoremove.bash
index 40d4b4d..d06fab5 100755
--- a/zypper_autoremove.bash
+++ b/zypper_autoremove.bash
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Script that imitates `apt autoremove` for zypper as there is no native solution.
 
-package_list=$(sudo zypper packages --unneeded)
+package_list=$(LC_ALL=C sudo zypper packages --unneeded)
 table_start=$(echo "$package_list" | grep -n "S | Repository | Name"| gawk '{print $1}' FS=":")
 
 unneeded_packages=()
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ done < <(echo "$package_list" | tail -n+$((table_start+2)))
 
 unneeded_package_list=$(printf '%s ' "${unneeded_packages[@]}")
 
-if [ "$unneeded_package_list" = " " ]; then
+if [ ! "$unneeded_package_list" = " " ]; then
     sudo zypper rm -u $unneeded_package_list
 else
     echo "No unneeded packages."