diff --git a/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp b/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
index 0d58596..3961d91 100644
--- a/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,14 @@ namespace Cpu {
 		long seconds = -1;
 
 		//? Try to get battery percentage
-		if (b.use_energy_or_charge) {
+		if (percent < 0) {
+			try {
+				percent = stoll(readfile(b.base_dir / "capacity", "-1"));
+			}
+			catch (const std::invalid_argument&) { }
+			catch (const std::out_of_range&) { }
+		}
+		if (b.use_energy_or_charge and percent < 0) {
 			try {
 				percent = round(100.0 * stoll(readfile(b.energy_now, "-1")) / stoll(readfile(b.energy_full, "1")));
 			}
@@ -771,13 +778,6 @@ namespace Cpu {
 			catch (const std::invalid_argument&) { }
 			catch (const std::out_of_range&) { }
 		}
-		if (percent < 0) {
-			try {
-				percent = stoll(readfile(b.base_dir / "capacity", "-1"));
-			}
-			catch (const std::invalid_argument&) { }
-			catch (const std::out_of_range&) { }
-		}
 		if (percent < 0) {
 			has_battery = false;
 			return {0, 0, ""};