diff --git a/plugins/thin/thin_threads b/plugins/thin/thin_threads
index 16cbd567..57a4d542 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