diff --git a/load.sh b/load.sh
index 9f7c9b2..646225f 100755
--- a/load.sh
+++ b/load.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2021 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 # purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #       
-OUT=$(ps -uU _vmd | awk '$3 > 45.0 {print $12, $3"%"}')
+LOAD=45
+OUT=$(ps -uU _vmd | awk -v var="${LOAD}" '$12 !~ /\// && $3 > var {print $12}')
 if [ "$OUT" ]; then
 	echo $(hostname)
 	echo ${OUT}