diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dc069bc4..cdd1fbef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # $Id$
 
 2008-03-28
-	* Fixed messed up percentages (fs_free_perc, fs_used_perc, mpd_percent).
+	* Fixed messed up percentages (fs_free_perc, fs_used_perc, mpd_percent,
+	battery_percent).
 
 2008-03-24
 	* Fixed for specifying a non-existent configuration file.
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index d3c0ef9f..123f6819 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -4269,8 +4269,8 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				get_battery_stuff(p, p_max_size, obj->data.s, BATTERY_TIME);
 			}
 			OBJ(battery_percent) {
-				spaced_print(p, p_max_size, "%*d", pad_percents,
-						"battery_percent", get_battery_perct(obj->data.s));
+				spaced_print(p, p_max_size, "%*d", 4, "battery_percent",
+						pad_percents, get_battery_perct(obj->data.s));
 			}
 			OBJ(battery_bar) {
 				new_bar(p, obj->a, obj->b, get_battery_perct_bar(obj->data.s));