diff --git a/superkaramba/src/networksensor.cpp b/superkaramba/src/networksensor.cpp
index 2320a6a..34cff5c 100644
--- a/superkaramba/src/networksensor.cpp
+++ b/superkaramba/src/networksensor.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void NetworkSensor::getInOutBytes ( unsigned long &in,unsigned long &out) const
         }
         if ( line.contains( device ) )
         {
-            TQRegExp rx( "\\W+"+device+":\\D*(\\d+)(?:\\D+\\d+){7}\\D+(\\d+)", false);
+            TQRegExp rx( "^\\W*"+device+":\\D*(\\d+)(?:\\D+\\d+){7}\\D+(\\d+)", false);
             rx.search(line);
             in = rx.cap(1).toULong();
             out = rx.cap(2).toULong();