diff --git a/widgets/expanded_net.go b/widgets/expanded_net.go
index 910daee..21ec8c6 100644
--- a/widgets/expanded_net.go
+++ b/widgets/expanded_net.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package widgets
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ type ExpandedNet struct {
 
 func NewExpandedNet() *ExpandedNet {
 	net := &ExpandedNet{ui.NewSparklines(), NewDiffHistData(30), NewDiffHistData(30)}
+	net.BorderLabel = "NET"
+	net.Height = 8
+	net.Width = 35
+	net.X = 0
+	net.Y = 15
 
 	rx := ui.NewSparkline()
 	rx.Title = "RX"
@@ -30,17 +36,17 @@ func NewExpandedNet() *ExpandedNet {
 	tx.LineColor = ui.ColorYellow
 
 	net.Lines = []ui.Sparkline{rx, tx}
-	net.Height = 8
-	net.Width = 35
-	net.X = 0
-	net.Y = 15
 	return net
 }
 
 func (w *ExpandedNet) Update(rx int64, tx int64) {
+	var rate string
+
 	w.rxHist.Append(int(rx))
-	w.Lines[0].Title = fmt.Sprintf("RX [%s/s]", byteFormat(int64(w.rxHist.Last())))
+	rate = strings.ToLower(byteFormatInt(w.rxHist.Last()))
+	w.Lines[0].Title = fmt.Sprintf("RX [%s/s]", rate)
 
 	w.txHist.Append(int(tx))
-	w.Lines[1].Title = fmt.Sprintf("TX [%s/s]", byteFormat(int64(w.txHist.Last())))
+	rate = strings.ToLower(byteFormatInt(w.txHist.Last()))
+	w.Lines[1].Title = fmt.Sprintf("TX [%s/s]", rate)
 }
diff --git a/widgets/util.go b/widgets/util.go
index 86a6793..53b2147 100644
--- a/widgets/util.go
+++ b/widgets/util.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ const (
 	gb = mb * 1024
 )
 
+// convenience method
+func byteFormatInt(n int) string {
+	return byteFormat(int64(n))
+}
+
 func byteFormat(n int64) string {
 	if n < kb {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%sB", strconv.FormatInt(n, 10))