diff --git a/scripts/check-installed b/scripts/check-installed
index f3a8e10ec..9a89040e4 100755
--- a/scripts/check-installed
+++ b/scripts/check-installed
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ for my $beefile (scandir('.')) {
 for my $dir (scandir('/usr/share/bee')) {
 	my $pkg=$dir;
 	$pkg eq 'mxtools-0.0-0' and next;
-	my $beefile=save_qx('beeversion','--format','%F',"$pkg.bee");
-	unless (-e "/usr/share/bee/$pkg/$beefile.bee") {
+	my $beefile=save_qx('beeversion', '--format', '%F.bee', $pkg);
+	unless (-e "/usr/share/bee/$pkg/$beefile") {
 		print "# no such file /usr/share/bee/$pkg/$beefile\n";
 		next;
 	}