diff --git a/bin/network b/bin/network
index baf9a95d..acfc3611 100755
--- a/bin/network
+++ b/bin/network
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-unit="kB/s"
 t2=`date +%s`
 ifconfig=`/sbin/ifconfig "$interface" | grep "RX bytes" | sed "s/.*:\(.*\) (.*:\(.*\) (.*/\1\n\2/"`
 for i in up down; do
 	cache="/var/run/screen/S-$USER/$PKG.network_$i"
 	t1=`stat -c %Y "$cache"` 2>/dev/null || t1=0
+	unit="kB/s"
 	if [ $t2 -le $t1 ]; then
 		rate=0
 	else