diff --git a/cmd/osquery-perf/agent.go b/cmd/osquery-perf/agent.go
index c5c0df6a7..84e6085e2 100644
--- a/cmd/osquery-perf/agent.go
+++ b/cmd/osquery-perf/agent.go
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ func (a *agent) config() {
 			q.Name = queryName
 			q.NumResults = 1
 			parts := strings.Split(q.Name, "_")
-			if len(parts) > 0 {
+			if len(parts) == 2 {
 				num, err := strconv.ParseInt(parts[1], 10, 32)
 				if err != nil {
 					num = 1