diff --git a/THANKS.in b/THANKS.in
index 883387e5..0c2dc842 100644
--- a/THANKS.in
+++ b/THANKS.in
@@ -323,3 +323,4 @@ Eric J. Mislivec
 Jean-Claude Computing
 Andy Brist
 Mikael Falkvidd
+Frederic Krueger
diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
index ceac95dc..1873a3c2 100755
--- a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
+++ b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
     tnschk=` tnsping $2`
     tnschk2=` echo  $tnschk | grep -c OK`
     if [ ${tnschk2} -eq 1 ] ; then 
-	tnschk3=` echo $tnschk | sed -e 's/.*(//' -e 's/).*//'`
+	tnschk3=${tnschk##*(}; tnschk3=${tnschk3%)*}
 	echo "OK - reply time ${tnschk3} from $2"
 	exit $STATE_OK
     else