diff --git a/system.sh b/system.sh
index 8756774..6e3a63b 100755
--- a/system.sh
+++ b/system.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ RED_GREEN_THEME=("#d73027" "#fc8d59" "#fee08b" "#d9ef8b" "#91cf60" "#1a9850")
 ORIGINAL_THEME=("#acacac" "#ff0101" "#cc673b" "#ce8458" "#6bbb15" "#0ed812")
 COLORS=(${RED_GREEN_THEME[@]})
 
-LOADAVG=$(cut -d' ' -f 1-3 /proc/loadavg)
+LOADAVG=$(cut -d' ' -f 1 /proc/loadavg)
 CORES=$(grep -c processor /proc/cpuinfo)
-LOAD_PER_CORE=$(echo "${LOADAVG% * *} 100 * $CORES / p" | dc)
+LOAD_PER_CORE=$(echo "${LOADAVG} 100 * $CORES / p" | dc)
 
 case $LOAD_PER_CORE in
   [0-9]|[0-4][0-9])