diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 224e34cc2..bf313b853 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@ prompt_aws_eb_env() {
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE true
 prompt_background_jobs() {
   local background_jobs_number=${$(jobs -l | wc -l)// /}
+  local wrong_lines=`jobs -l | awk '/pwd now/{ count++ } END {print count}'`
+  if [[ wrong_lines -gt 0 ]]; then
+     background_jobs_number=$(( $background_jobs_number - $wrong_lines ))
+  fi
   if [[ background_jobs_number -gt 0 ]]; then
     local background_jobs_number_print=""
     if [[ "$POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE" == "true" ]] && [[ "$background_jobs_number" -gt 1 ]]; then