diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 8767f16..9e82a1d 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -4237,7 +4237,7 @@ get_battery_data()
 				}
 				$1 ~ /^POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW$/ {
 					energy_now = $NF / 1000000
-					energy_now = sprintf( "%.1f", charge_now )
+					energy_now = sprintf( "%.1f", energy_now )
 				}
 				# note: the following 3 were off, 100000 instead of 1000000
 				# why this is, I do not know. I did not document any reason for that