diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index cc89502d..32aa1c04 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 	END OBJ(entropy_poolsize, &update_entropy)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_entropy_poolsize;
 	END OBJ(entropy_bar, &update_entropy)
-		scan_bar(obj, arg, 255);
+		scan_bar(obj, arg, 1);
 		obj->callbacks.barval = &entropy_barval;
 	END OBJ_ARG(include, 0, "include needs a argument")
 		struct conftree *leaf = conftree_add(currentconffile, arg);
diff --git a/src/entropy.c b/src/entropy.c
index 1de29604..9034a093 100644
--- a/src/entropy.c
+++ b/src/entropy.c
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ void print_entropy_poolsize(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 	snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%u", entropy.poolsize);
 }
 
-uint8_t entropy_barval(struct text_object *obj)
+double entropy_barval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	(void)obj;
 
-	return round_to_int((double) entropy.avail * 255.0f / (double) entropy.poolsize);
+	return (double)entropy.avail / entropy.poolsize;
 }
diff --git a/src/entropy.h b/src/entropy.h
index 8b998d0f..eaacf455 100644
--- a/src/entropy.h
+++ b/src/entropy.h
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ void update_entropy(void);
 void print_entropy_avail(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 uint8_t entropy_percentage(struct text_object *);
 void print_entropy_poolsize(struct text_object *, char *, int);
-uint8_t entropy_barval(struct text_object *);
+double entropy_barval(struct text_object *);
 
 #endif /* _ENTROPY_H */