diff --git a/bin/ec2-cost b/bin/ec2-cost
index 2f4a9b07..2042d8f4 100755
--- a/bin/ec2-cost
+++ b/bin/ec2-cost
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if [ "$DETAIL" = "1" ]; then
 	echo "================================================"
 	echo "  Network sent:  $tx_gb GB   @ \$$RX_RATE/GB"
 	echo "  Network recv:  $rx_gb GB   @ \$$TX_RATE/GB"
-	echo "  Network cost:  $network_cost"
+	echo "  Network cost:  \$$network_cost"
 	echo "------------------------------------------------"
 	echo "  Uptime:        $hours hr  @ \$$CPU_RATE/hr"
 	echo "  Uptime cost:   \$$uptime_cost"