diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36720f9..228d999 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ Supported platforms: Linux (required tools: `sysfs`), FreeBSD (required tools:
   * FreeBSD: takes optional battery ID as an argument, i.e. `"batt"` or `"0"`
 - Returns (per platform):
   * Linux: returns 1st value as state of requested battery, 2nd as charge
-    level in percent, 3rd as remaining (charging or discharging) time and 4th
-    as the wear level in percent
-  * FreeBSD: see Linux, but there's is 5th value for the present dis-/charge
+    level in percent, 3rd as remaining (charging or discharging) time, 4th
+    as the wear level in percent and 5th value for the present dis-/charge 
     rate in Watt.
+  * FreeBSD: see Linux 
 
 **vicious.widgets.cpu**
 
diff --git a/contrib/net_linux.lua b/contrib/net_linux.lua
index 5ea31b4..ad0b36a 100644
--- a/contrib/net_linux.lua
+++ b/contrib/net_linux.lua
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ local function worker(format, tignorelist)
                     ccarrier = tonumber(sysnet.carrier)
 
                     args["{"..name.." carrier}"] = ccarrier
-                    if ccarrier ~= 0 and not tignore[name] then
+                    if ccarrier == 1 and not tignore[name] then
                         any_up = 1
                     end
                 else
diff --git a/widgets/bat_linux.lua b/widgets/bat_linux.lua
index 66f5b17..0f12ad1 100644
--- a/widgets/bat_linux.lua
+++ b/widgets/bat_linux.lua
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ local function worker(format, warg)
         ["Discharging\n"] = "−"
     }
 
+    -- Get current power usage in watt
+    local curpower = "N/A"
+    if battery.power_now then
+        curpower = string.format("%.2f", tonumber(battery.power_now) /1000000)
+    end
+
     -- Check if the battery is present
     if battery.present ~= "1\n" then
-        return {battery_state["Unknown\n"], 0, "N/A", 0}
+        return {battery_state["Unknown\n"], 0, "N/A", 0, curpower}
     end
 
 
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ local function worker(format, warg)
         remaining, capacity = battery.energy_now, battery.energy_full
         capacity_design = battery.energy_full_design or capacity
     else
-        return {battery_state["Unknown\n"], 0, "N/A", 0}
+        return {battery_state["Unknown\n"], 0, "N/A", 0, curpower}
     end
 
     -- Calculate capacity and wear percentage (but work around broken BAT/ACPI implementations)
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ local function worker(format, warg)
     elseif battery.power_now then
         rate = tonumber(battery.power_now)
     else
-        return {state, percent, "N/A", wear}
+        return {state, percent, "N/A", wear, curpower}
     end
 
     -- Calculate remaining (charging or discharging) time
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ local function worker(format, warg)
         elseif state == "−" then
             timeleft = tonumber(remaining) / tonumber(rate)
         else
-            return {state, percent, time, wear}
+            return {state, percent, time, wear, curpower}
         end
 
         -- Calculate time
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ local function worker(format, warg)
         time = string.format("%02d:%02d", hoursleft, minutesleft)
     end
 
-    return {state, percent, time, wear}
+    return {state, percent, time, wear, curpower}
 end
 -- }}}