diff --git a/include/modules/cpu.hpp b/include/modules/cpu.hpp
index 71d2c51..a371c32 100644
--- a/include/modules/cpu.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/cpu.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <iostream>
 #include "util/chrono.hpp"
 #include "ALabel.hpp"
 
@@ -15,8 +17,11 @@ class Cpu : public ALabel {
     auto update() -> void;
   private:
     static inline const std::string data_dir_ = "/proc/stat";
-    std::vector< std::tuple<size_t, size_t> > parseCpuinfo();
-    std::vector< std::tuple<size_t, size_t> > prevTimes_;
+    uint16_t getCpuLoad();
+    std::tuple<uint16_t, std::string> getCpuUsage();
+    std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> parseCpuinfo();
+
+    std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> prev_times_;
     waybar::util::SleeperThread thread_;
 };
 
diff --git a/resources/config b/resources/config
index 8cfbd4d..0f7d2b3 100644
--- a/resources/config
+++ b/resources/config
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "format-alt": "{:%Y-%m-%d}"
     },
     "cpu": {
-        "format": "{}% "
+        "format": "{usage}% "
     },
     "memory": {
         "format": "{}% "
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 8c38ce3..ab8b1ed 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "client.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
 
 waybar::Client::Client(int argc, char* argv[])
   : gtk_app(Gtk::Application::create(argc, argv, "fr.arouillard.waybar")),
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ waybar::Client::Client(int argc, char* argv[])
     "/etc/xdg/waybar/style.css",
     "./resources/style.css",
   });
-
+  std::cout << "Resources files: " + config_file + ", " + css_file << std::endl;
 }
 
 void waybar::Client::handleGlobal(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
diff --git a/src/modules/cpu.cpp b/src/modules/cpu.cpp
index 1bdd0fe..93ddc7d 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cpu.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "modules/cpu.hpp"
 
+using ctx = fmt::format_context;
+
 waybar::modules::Cpu::Cpu(const Json::Value& config)
-  : ALabel(config, "{}%")
+  : ALabel(config, "{usage}%")
 {
   label_.set_name("cpu");
   uint32_t interval = config_["interval"].isUInt() ? config_["interval"].asUInt() : 10;
@@ -13,30 +15,56 @@ waybar::modules::Cpu::Cpu(const Json::Value& config)
 
 auto waybar::modules::Cpu::update() -> void
 {
-  if (prevTimes_.size() < 1) {
-    prevTimes_ = parseCpuinfo();
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(100));
+  try {
+    // TODO: as creating dynamic fmt::arg arrays is buggy we have to do this
+    auto cpu_load = getCpuLoad();
+    auto [cpu_usage, tooltip] = getCpuUsage();
+    label_.set_tooltip_text(tooltip);
+    label_.set_text(fmt::format(format_,
+      fmt::arg("load", cpu_load), fmt::arg("usage", cpu_usage)));
+  } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+    std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
   }
-  std::vector< std::tuple<size_t, size_t> > currTimes = parseCpuinfo();
-  std::string tooltip;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < currTimes.size(); ++i) {
-    auto [currIdle, currTotal] = currTimes[i];
-    auto [prevIdle, prevTotal] = prevTimes_[i];
-    const float deltaIdle = currIdle - prevIdle;
-    const float deltaTotal = currTotal - prevTotal;
-    uint16_t load = 100 * (1 - deltaIdle / deltaTotal);
-    if (i == 0) {
-      label_.set_text(fmt::format(format_, load));
-      tooltip = fmt::format("Total: {}%", load);
-    } else {
-      tooltip = tooltip + fmt::format("\nCore{}: {}%", i - 1, load);
-    } 
-  }
-  label_.set_tooltip_text(tooltip);
-  prevTimes_ = currTimes;
 }
 
-std::vector< std::tuple<size_t, size_t> > waybar::modules::Cpu::parseCpuinfo()
+uint16_t waybar::modules::Cpu::getCpuLoad()
+{
+  struct sysinfo info = {0};
+  if (sysinfo(&info) == 0) {
+    float f_load = 1.f / (1u << SI_LOAD_SHIFT);
+    uint16_t load = info.loads[0] * f_load * 100 / get_nprocs();
+    return load;
+  }
+  throw std::runtime_error("Can't get Cpu load");
+}
+
+std::tuple<uint16_t, std::string> waybar::modules::Cpu::getCpuUsage()
+{
+  if (prev_times_.empty()) {
+    prev_times_ = parseCpuinfo();
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(100));
+  }
+  std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> curr_times = parseCpuinfo();
+  std::string tooltip;
+  uint16_t usage = 0;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < curr_times.size(); ++i) {
+    auto [curr_idle, curr_total] = curr_times[i];
+    auto [prev_idle, prev_total] = prev_times_[i];
+    const float delta_idle = curr_idle - prev_idle;
+    const float delta_total = curr_total - prev_total;
+    uint16_t tmp = 100 * (1 - delta_idle / delta_total);
+    if (i == 0) {
+      usage = tmp;
+      tooltip = fmt::format("Total: {}%", tmp);
+    } else {
+      tooltip = tooltip + fmt::format("\nCore{}: {}%", i - 1, tmp);
+    }
+  }
+  prev_times_ = curr_times;
+  return {usage, tooltip};
+}
+
+std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> waybar::modules::Cpu::parseCpuinfo()
 {
   std::ifstream info(data_dir_);
   if (!info.is_open()) {
@@ -58,7 +86,7 @@ std::vector< std::tuple<size_t, size_t> > waybar::modules::Cpu::parseCpuinfo()
       idle_time = times[3];
       total_time = std::accumulate(times.begin(), times.end(), 0);
     }
-    cpuinfo.push_back( {idle_time, total_time} );
+    cpuinfo.push_back({idle_time, total_time});
   }
   return cpuinfo;
 }