diff --git a/inc/status.inc b/inc/status.inc
index 6a84cc28..e2ffb71a 100755
--- a/inc/status.inc
+++ b/inc/status.inc
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ STATUS_SCANTIMES(){
 	scantimes=($(tail -n ${LAST} ${NM_LOGFOLDER}/status-check.scantimes))
 	scantimes_total=0
 	for scantime in "${scantimes[@]}"; do
-		scantimes_total=((${scantimes_total}+${scantime}))
+		scantimes_total=$(bc <<< "scale=1; ${scantimes_total}+${scantime}")
 	done
 	average=$(bc <<< "scale=1; ${scantimes_total}/${LAST}")