diff --git a/plugins/network/traffic b/plugins/network/traffic
index b0dd1a0e..5df88dc6 100755
--- a/plugins/network/traffic
+++ b/plugins/network/traffic
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -r /proc/net/dev ]
 then
-	ipv4=$(( `egrep -v bond\|lo /proc/net/dev | awk -F' ' '{print $2+$10}' | paste -sd+ | bc` * 8 ))
+	ipv4=$( echo "`egrep -v bond\|lo /proc/net/dev | awk -F' ' '{print $2+$10}' | paste -sd+ | bc` * 8" | bc )
 	echo "IPv4.value $ipv4"
 else
 	echo "IPv4.value 0"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -r /proc/net/snmp6 ]
 then
-	ipv6=$(( `egrep Ip6InOctets\|Ip6OutOctets /proc/net/snmp6 | awk -F' ' '{print $2}' | paste -sd+ | bc` * 8 ))
+	ipv6=$( echo "`egrep Ip6InOctets\|Ip6OutOctets /proc/net/snmp6 | awk -F' ' '{print $2}' | paste -sd+ | bc` * 8"  | bc )
 	echo "IPv6.value $ipv6"
 else
 	echo "IPv6.value 0"