diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh
index d9ed30949..8d8947f3f 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ _essid_scan() {
     done
 }
 
-_essid_list() {
-    # only show lines with signal '*'
-    # kill spaces from the end and replace spaces with + between
-    # '+' character is one of 6 forbidden characters in SSID standard
-    _ESSID+="$(iwctl station "${_INTERFACE}" get-networks | rg -o ' {6}(.{34}).*\*' -r '"$1' | sd ' *\n$' '" _')"
-    echo ${_ESSID[@]}
-}
-
 _wireless() {
     _WLAN_HIDDEN=""
     _WLAN_SSID=""
@@ -61,7 +53,9 @@ _wireless() {
         _essid_scan | _dialog --title " Network Configuration " --no-mouse --gauge "Scanning 5 second(s) for SSIDs with interface ${_INTERFACE}..." 6 60
         #shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2046
         if _dialog --cancel-label "${_LABEL}" --title " SSID Scan Result " --menu "Empty spaces in your SSID are replaced by '+' char" 13 60 6 \
-            "RESCAN" "SSIDs" "HIDDEN" "SSID" $(_essid_list _) 2>"${_ANSWER}"; then
+            "RESCAN" "SSIDs" "HIDDEN" "SSID" $(iwctl station "${_INTERFACE}" get-networks |\
+            rg -o ' {6}(.{34}).*\*' -r '$1' |\
+            sd ' ' '\+' | sd '\+*\n$' ' _') 2>"${_ANSWER}"; then
             _WLAN_SSID=$(cat "${_ANSWER}")
             _CONTINUE=1
             if rg -q 'RESCAN' "${_ANSWER}"; then