diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 20c8bf8..8f5f388 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rsblocks"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.1.17"
 dependencies = [
  "alsa",
  "battery",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5e8c68e..cbc2a95 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rsblocks"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.1.17"
 authors = ["mustafa salih <mustafasalih1991@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/utils/load_average.rs b/src/utils/load_average.rs
index 70e4a72..414ab6f 100644
--- a/src/utils/load_average.rs
+++ b/src/utils/load_average.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 use crate::config::CONFIG;
 use crate::types::ThreadsData;
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::Read;
+use nix::sys::sysinfo;
 
 pub fn get_load_avg() -> ThreadsData {
-    let mut buf = String::new();
-    match File::open("/proc/loadavg") {
-        Ok(mut file) => match file.read_to_string(&mut buf) {
-            Ok(data) => data,
-            _ => return ThreadsData::LoadAvg(String::from("")),
-        },
-        _ => return ThreadsData::LoadAvg(String::from("Error")),
-    };
-    let buf = buf.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>()[0];
-    let data = format!("  {}  {}  {}", CONFIG.loadavg.icon, buf, CONFIG.seperator);
+    let load = sysinfo::sysinfo().unwrap().load_average().0;
+    let data = format!(
+        "  {}  {:.2}  {}",
+        CONFIG.loadavg.icon, load, CONFIG.seperator
+    );
     ThreadsData::LoadAvg(data)
 }