diff --git a/roles/pips/files/cpu_usage.py b/roles/pips/files/cpu_usage.py
index 52fc894..3ce5c7d 100644
--- a/roles/pips/files/cpu_usage.py
+++ b/roles/pips/files/cpu_usage.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3.11
 """Nagios plugin: report current memory usage.
 
 Outputs a one-line status and perfdata and uses Nagios exit codes:
@@ -11,53 +11,43 @@ import argparse
 import sys
 import psutil
 
-
-def human_mb(bytes_val):
-	return bytes_val / (1024 * 1024)
-
-
 def main():
-	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Nagios memory usage check")
-	parser.add_argument("-w", "--warning", type=int, default=80,
-						help="warning threshold (percent used)")
-	parser.add_argument("-c", "--critical", type=int, default=90,
-						help="critical threshold (percent used)")
-	args = parser.parse_args()
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Nagios memory usage check")
+        parser.add_argument("-w", "--warning", type=int, default=80,
+                                                help="warning threshold (percent used)")
+        parser.add_argument("-c", "--critical", type=int, default=90,
+                                                help="critical threshold (percent used)")
+        args = parser.parse_args()
 
-	if args.warning >= args.critical:
-		print("UNKNOWN - warning threshold must be less than critical")
-		sys.exit(3)
+        if args.warning >= args.critical:
+                print("UNKNOWN - warning threshold must be less than critical")
+                sys.exit(3)
 
-	try:
-		cpu = psutil.cpu_percent(interval=1,percpu=True)
-	except Exception as e:
-		print(f"UNKNOWN - failed to read cpu's: {e}")
-		sys.exit(3)
+        try:
+                cpu = psutil.cpu_percent(interval=5,percpu=True)
+        except Exception as e:
+                print(f"UNKNOWN - failed to read cpu's: {e}")
+                sys.exit(3)
 
-	#total_mb = human_mb(vm.total)
-	#used_mb = human_mb(vm.total - vm.available)
-	#percent_used = vm.percent
+        status = 0
+        cpu_list = ""
+        cpu_print = ""
+        cpu_num = 0
+        status_str = "OK"
+        for percent_used in cpu:
+            if percent_used >= args.critical:
+                    status = 2
+                    status_str = "CRITICAL"
+            elif percent_used >= args.warning:
+                    status = 1
+                    status_str = "WARNING"
+            cpu_list += f"cpu{cpu_num}={percent_used:.1f};;;0; "
+            cpu_print += f"{percent_used:.1f}% "
+            cpu_num += 1
 
-	status = 0
-	status_str = "OK"
-	for percent_used in cpu:
-	    if percent_used >= args.critical:
-		    status = 2
-		    status_str = "CRITICAL"
-	    elif percent_used >= args.warning:
-		    status = 1
-		    status_str = "WARNING"
-
-	# Perfdata: used and total in MiB, and percent
-	perf = (
-		f"used={used_mb:.1f}MiB;{args.warning};{args.critical};0;{total_mb:.1f}"
-		f" total={total_mb:.1f}MiB"
-	)
-
-	print(f"CPU {status_str} - {used_mb:.1f}MiB used of {total_mb:.1f}MiB ({percent_used:.1f}%) | {perf}")
-	sys.exit(status)
+        print(f"CPU {status_str} {cpu_print} | {cpu_list} ")
+        sys.exit(status)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-	main()
-
+        main()