diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 69b748f5..1ddf0333 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_exec;
 #endif /* X11 */
 	END OBJ_ARG(execibar, 0, "execibar needs arguments")
-		scan_execi_arg(obj, arg);
+		scan_execi_bar_arg(obj, arg);
 		obj->callbacks.barval = &execi_barval;
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_execi;
 #ifdef X11
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_execi;
 #endif /* X11 */
 	END OBJ_ARG(execigauge, 0, "execigauge needs arguments")
-		scan_execi_arg(obj, arg);
+		scan_execi_gauge_arg(obj, arg);
 		obj->callbacks.gaugeval = &execi_barval;
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_execi;
 	END OBJ_ARG(execi, 0, "execi needs arguments")
diff --git a/src/exec.c b/src/exec.c
index 1d74764e..be72485e 100644
--- a/src/exec.c
+++ b/src/exec.c
@@ -253,6 +253,20 @@ void scan_execi_arg(struct text_object *obj, const char *arg)
 	obj->data.opaque = ed;
 }
 
+void scan_execi_bar_arg(struct text_object *obj, const char *arg)
+{
+	/* XXX: do real bar parsing here */
+	scan_bar(obj, "", 100);
+	scan_execi_arg(obj, arg);
+}
+
+void scan_execi_gauge_arg(struct text_object *obj, const char *arg)
+{
+	/* XXX: do real gauge parsing here */
+	scan_gauge(obj, "", 100);
+	scan_execi_arg(obj, arg);
+}
+
 #ifdef X11
 void scan_execgraph_arg(struct text_object *obj, const char *arg)
 {
@@ -360,7 +374,7 @@ double execbarval(struct text_object *obj)
 	return read_exec_barnum(obj->data.s);
 }
 
-uint8_t execi_barval(struct text_object *obj)
+double execi_barval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	struct execi_data *ed = obj->data.opaque;
 
@@ -368,10 +382,10 @@ uint8_t execi_barval(struct text_object *obj)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (time_to_update(ed)) {
-		ed->barnum = read_exec_barnum(ed->cmd) * 2.55;
+		ed->barnum = read_exec_barnum(ed->cmd);
 		ed->last_update = current_update_time;
 	}
-	return round_to_int(ed->barnum);
+	return ed->barnum;
 }
 
 void free_exec(struct text_object *obj)
diff --git a/src/exec.h b/src/exec.h
index cde5a163..ffb00e29 100644
--- a/src/exec.h
+++ b/src/exec.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ extern pid_t childpid;
 void scan_exec_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
 void scan_pre_exec_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
 void scan_execi_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
+void scan_execi_bar_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
+void scan_execi_gauge_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
 void scan_execgraph_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
 void print_exec(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_execp(struct text_object *, char *, int);
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ void print_execi(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_execpi(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_texeci(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 double execbarval(struct text_object *);
-uint8_t execi_barval(struct text_object *);
+double execi_barval(struct text_object *);
 void free_exec(struct text_object *);
 void free_execi(struct text_object *);
 #endif /* _EXEC_H */