diff --git a/src/apcupsd.c b/src/apcupsd.c
index 143e2a74..eb2c0bea 100644
--- a/src/apcupsd.c
+++ b/src/apcupsd.c
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ void update_apcupsd(void) {
 	return;
 }
 
-uint8_t apcupsd_loadbarval(struct text_object *obj)
+double apcupsd_loadbarval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	(void)obj;
 
-	return round_to_int(atof(info.apcupsd.items[APCUPSD_LOAD]) * 2.55);
+	return atof(info.apcupsd.items[APCUPSD_LOAD]);
 }
 
 #define APCUPSD_PRINT_GENERATOR(name, idx)                                  \
diff --git a/src/apcupsd.h b/src/apcupsd.h
index db6ff02f..5e2a2db3 100644
--- a/src/apcupsd.h
+++ b/src/apcupsd.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typedef struct apcupsd_s {
 /* Service routine for the conky main thread */
 void update_apcupsd(void);
 
-uint8_t apcupsd_loadbarval(struct text_object *);
+double apcupsd_loadbarval(struct text_object *);
 
 void print_apcupsd_name(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_apcupsd_model(struct text_object *, char *, int);
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 32aa1c04..69b748f5 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1571,17 +1571,17 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 	END OBJ(apcupsd_load, &update_apcupsd)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_apcupsd_load;
 	END OBJ(apcupsd_loadbar, &update_apcupsd)
-		scan_bar(obj, arg, 255);
+		scan_bar(obj, arg, 100);
 		obj->callbacks.barval = &apcupsd_loadbarval;
 #ifdef X11
 	END OBJ(apcupsd_loadgraph, &update_apcupsd)
 		char* buf = 0;
-		buf = scan_graph(obj, arg, 255);
+		buf = scan_graph(obj, arg, 100);
 		if (buf) free(buf);
 		obj->callbacks.graphval = &apcupsd_loadbarval;
 #endif /* X11 */
 	END OBJ(apcupsd_loadgauge, &update_apcupsd)
-		scan_gauge(obj, arg, 255);
+		scan_gauge(obj, arg, 100);
 		obj->callbacks.gaugeval = &apcupsd_loadbarval;
 	END OBJ(apcupsd_charge, &update_apcupsd)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_apcupsd_charge;