diff --git a/plugins/thin/thin_memory b/plugins/thin/thin_memory
index cf7814df..a496ede4 100755
--- a/plugins/thin/thin_memory
+++ b/plugins/thin/thin_memory
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module Munin
     
     # fetch all pids that match thin
     def get_pids
-      pids = `pgrep -f 'thin' -l | awk -F " " '{ if (substr( $4, 10, 4)>=1) print $1"|"substr( $4, 10, 4)}'`.split(/\r?\n/)
+      pids = `pgrep -f 'thin' -l | awk -F " " '{ if (substr( $4, 10, 4)>=1) print $1"|"substr( $4, 10, 4)}' | sort -t'|' -nk 2`.split(/\r?\n/)
     end
 
     def autoconf
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ when "config"
   puts "graph_args --base 1024 -l 0"
   puts "graph_scale yes"
   puts "graph_info Tracks the size of individual thin processes"
-  mpm.get_pids.sort.each do |instance|
+  mpm.get_pids.each do |instance|
     pid, port = instance.split("|")
     puts "thin_#{port}.label thin_#{port}"
     puts "thin_#{port}.info Process memory"
diff --git a/plugins/thin/thin_threads b/plugins/thin/thin_threads
index 16cbd567..bfb09bc7 100755
--- a/plugins/thin/thin_threads
+++ b/plugins/thin/thin_threads
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module Munin
       instances = get_pids()
       instances.each do |instance|
         pid, port = instance.split("|")
-        rss = (get_threads(pid).to_i)/1024
+        rss = (get_threads(pid).to_i)
         puts "thin_#{port}.value #{rss}"
       end
     end
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module Munin
     # TODO: make this work on OSX and Solaris,
     #        so the whole unix gang is happy ;)
     def get_threads(pid)
-      res = `grep "Threads" /proc/#{pid}/status`.split[1]
+      res = `grep "Threads" /proc/#{pid}/status | cut -d ":" -f2`.gsub(/\s+/, "")
       if res.match("cannot access")
         return nil
       else
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module Munin
         
     # fetch all pids that match thin
     def get_pids
-      pids = `pgrep -f 'thin' -l | awk -F " " '{ if (substr( $4, 10, 4)>=1) print $1"|"substr( $4, 10, 4)}'`.split(/\r?\n/)
+      pids = `pgrep -f 'thin' -l | awk -F " " '{ if (substr( $4, 10, 4)>=1) print $1"|"substr( $4, 10, 4)}' | sort -t'|' -nk 2`.split(/\r?\n/)
     end
 
     def autoconf
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ when "config"
   puts "graph_args -l 0"
   puts "graph_scale yes"
   puts "graph_info Tracks how many threads per thin processes"
-  mpm.get_pids.sort.each do |instance|
+  mpm.get_pids.each do |instance|
     pid, port = instance.split("|")    
     puts "thin_#{port}.label thin_#{port}"
     puts "thin_#{port}.info Threads per Thin process"
diff --git a/plugins/thin/thins_peak_memory b/plugins/thin/thins_peak_memory
index 049fda29..4dc47e5b 100755
--- a/plugins/thin/thins_peak_memory
+++ b/plugins/thin/thins_peak_memory
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module Munin
     
     # fetch all pids that match thin
     def get_pids
-      pids = `pgrep -f 'thin' -l | awk -F " " '{ if (substr( $4, 10, 4)>=1) print $1"|"substr( $4, 10, 4)}'`.split(/\r?\n/)
+      pids = `pgrep -f 'thin' -l | awk -F " " '{ if (substr( $4, 10, 4)>=1) print $1"|"substr( $4, 10, 4)}' | sort -t'|' -nk 2`.split(/\r?\n/)
     end
 
     def autoconf
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ when "config"
   puts "graph_args -l 0"
   puts "graph_scale yes"
   puts "graph_info Tracks the peak memory of thin processes, aka High Water Mark."
-  mpm.get_pids.sort.each do |instance|
+  mpm.get_pids.each do |instance|
     pid, port = instance.split("|")    
     puts "thin_#{port}.label thin_#{port}"
     puts "thin_#{port}.info Peak Memory"