diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/network b/usr/lib/byobu/network
index ed09458..b89f767 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/network
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/network
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ __network() {
 			esac
 			[ -n "$rate" ] || continue
 			color b m w; printf "%s%s" "$symbol" "$rate"; color -; color m w; printf "%s" "$unit"; color --
+		else
+			echo " "
 		fi
 	done
 }