diff --git a/saubermann b/saubermann
index cfddc01..4dfdb6e 100755
--- a/saubermann
+++ b/saubermann
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ is_fedora() {
 
 
 echo "== Dangling symlinks in /etc"
-find /etc -type l -and -xtype l | egrep -v 'blkid.tab|/var/log/dropbear|/etc/sv/ssh'
+find /etc -type l -and -xtype l | grep -Ev 'blkid.tab|/var/log/dropbear|/etc/sv/ssh'
 
 echo "== Trashes"
 for t in /home/*/.local/share/Trash; do
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ if is_debian; then
   # check for things not installed via dpkg/apt and other junk
 
   echo "== Packages not in installed state"
-  dpkg -l | egrep -v "^(ii|Desired|\||\+)"
+  dpkg -l | grep -Ev "^(ii|Desired|\||\+)"
 
   echo "== Orphan packages"
-  deborphan | egrep -v 'libc6-i686|lib.*-ruby$|opensync|gstreamer0.10-plugins.*|libtime-modules-perl|vpim|gnome-session-fallback|.*-globalmenu|gcalctool|clive|unity-scope'
+  deborphan | grep -Ev 'libc6-i686|lib.*-ruby$|opensync|gstreamer0.10-plugins.*|libtime-modules-perl|vpim|gnome-session-fallback|.*-globalmenu|gcalctool|clive|unity-scope'
 
   echo "== *.dpkg in /etc"
   find /etc -name "*.dpkg-*" -or -name "*.ucf-*"