diff --git a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
index 6e8ca05..7d63acc 100755
--- a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
+++ b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
@@ -399,13 +399,14 @@ initialize_wp_cache() {
     echo "[INFO] Scanning for WordPress installations (building cache)..." >&2
 
     # Run the discovery and save to temp file for persistence
-    WP_SITES_CACHE=$(get_wp_search_paths "$panel")
+    # CRITICAL: Suppress all output from get_wp_search_paths to avoid capturing debug messages
+    WP_SITES_CACHE=$(get_wp_search_paths "$panel" 2>/dev/null)
     echo "$WP_SITES_CACHE" > "$WP_CACHE_FILE" 2>/dev/null
     WP_CACHE_INITIALIZED=1
 
     # Report count to help diagnose missed installs
     local site_count
-    site_count=$(echo "$WP_SITES_CACHE" | grep -c "wp-config" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+    site_count=$(echo "$WP_SITES_CACHE" | wc -l 2>/dev/null)
     echo "[INFO] Found $site_count WordPress installation(s). Cache saved (valid 1 hour)." >&2
 }