diff --git a/day12.py b/day12.py
index 6713bc9..7d14b14 100644
--- a/day12.py
+++ b/day12.py
@@ -12,29 +12,27 @@ def getCaveMap(lines: List[List[str]]) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
     return m
 
 
-def getPaths(caveMap: Dict[str, List[str]], start: str, visited: set, noDouble: bool = True) -> List[List[str]]:
-    paths = []
+def getPaths(caveMap: Dict[str, List[str]], start: str, visited: set, noDouble: bool = True) -> int:
+    pathCount = 0
     visited.add(start)
     for thisCave in caveMap[start]:
         if thisCave == 'start':
             continue
 
         if thisCave == 'end':
-            paths.append(['end'])
+            pathCount += 1
             continue
 
         foundDouble = False
         if thisCave.islower() and thisCave in visited:
             if noDouble:
                 continue
+
             foundDouble = True
 
-        sub_paths = getPaths(caveMap, thisCave, visited.copy(), noDouble or foundDouble)
-        for x in sub_paths:
-            if 'end' in x:
-                paths.append(x)
+        pathCount += getPaths(caveMap, thisCave, visited.copy(), noDouble or foundDouble)
 
-    return paths
+    return pathCount
 
 
 class Day(AOCDay):
@@ -43,8 +41,8 @@ class Day(AOCDay):
 
     def part1(self) -> Any:
         caveMap = getCaveMap(self.getInputAsArraySplit("-"))
-        return len(getPaths(caveMap, 'start', set()))
+        return getPaths(caveMap, 'start', set())
 
     def part2(self) -> Any:
         caveMap = getCaveMap(self.getInputAsArraySplit("-"))
-        return len(getPaths(caveMap, 'start', set(), False))
+        return getPaths(caveMap, 'start', set(), False)