diff --git a/stats.py b/stats.py
index 4662ca5ed3b42dcd993cf3e583fcef484b55b37c..b881bf148f1b6053b5c4cc6bac07ee3c5f5f0ae5 100644
--- a/stats.py
+++ b/stats.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ def cmd_free():
     return p3.communicate()[0].strip()
 
 def cpu_load():
-    uptime = cmd_uptime().split(' ')
+    uptime = cmd_uptime().split('average:')[1].strip().split(' ')
     return {
-        '1min':  uptime[9],
-        '5min':  uptime[10],
-        '15min': uptime[11]
+        '1min':  uptime[0],
+        '5min':  uptime[1],
+        '15min': uptime[2]
     }
 
 def disk_usage(mount='/'):