diff --git a/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py b/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py
index 9fdeb5c..769cd09 100644
--- a/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py
+++ b/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ def check_used_space(path):
 def check_cpu_load():
 		#bash command to get cpu load from uptime command
 		p = subprocess.Popen("uptime", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
+		cores = subprocess.Popen("nproc", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]		
 		cpu_load = p.split("average:")[1].split(",")[0].replace(' ', '')
+		cpu_load = float(cpu_load)/int(cores)*100
+
 		return cpu_load
 		
 def check_voltage():