diff --git a/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_ b/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_
index 926428bc..09850426 100755
--- a/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_
+++ b/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $graphs{services} = {
 $graphs{svcchkdetail} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => 'Total # of Service Checks',
+        vlabel => 'Total Number of Service Checks',
         category => 'details',
         title => 'Detailed Service Info',
         info => 'Detailed Service Check Information',
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ $graphs{hosts} = {
 $graphs{hostchkdetail} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => 'Total # of Host Checks',
+        vlabel => 'Total Number of Host Checks',
         category => 'details',
         title => 'Detailed Host Info',
         info => 'Detailed Host Check Information',
@@ -294,22 +294,22 @@ $graphs{hostchkext} = {
 $graphs{checks} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => 'Total # of Checks',
+        vlabel => 'Total Number of Checks',
         category => 'nagios',
         title => 'Totals',
         info => 'Total Number of Service and Host Checks',
     },
     keys => [ 'NUMSERVICES', 'NUMHOSTS' ],
     datasrc => [
-        { name => 'NUMSERVICES', label => '# of Services', min => '0', type => 'GAUGE', info => 'total number of services.', draw => 'LINE2' },
-        { name => 'NUMHOSTS', label => '# of Hosts', min => '0', type => 'GAUGE', info => 'total number of hosts.', draw => 'LINE2' },
+        { name => 'NUMSERVICES', label => 'Number of Services', min => '0', type => 'GAUGE', info => 'total number of services.', draw => 'LINE2' },
+        { name => 'NUMHOSTS', label => 'Number of Hosts', min => '0', type => 'GAUGE', info => 'total number of hosts.', draw => 'LINE2' },
     ],
 };
 # multi-graph for number of host checks in x mins ( sub graph of checks graph )
 $graphs{hostchkactcount} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => '# Host Checks',
+        vlabel => 'Number Host Checks',
         category => 'active',
         title => 'Host Checks',
         info => 'Total Number of Active Host Checks',
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ $graphs{hostchkactcount} = {
 $graphs{hostchkpsvcount} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => '# Host Checks',
+        vlabel => 'Number Host Checks',
         category => 'passive',
         title => 'Host Checks',
         info => 'Total Number of Passive Host Checks',
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ $graphs{hostchkpsvcount} = {
 $graphs{svcchkactcount} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => '# of Service Checks',
+        vlabel => 'Number of Service Checks',
         category => 'active',
         title => 'Service Checks',
         info => 'Total Number of Active Service Checks',
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ $graphs{svcchkactcount} = {
 $graphs{svcchkpsvcount} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => '# of Service Checks',
+        vlabel => 'Number of Service Checks',
         category => 'passive',
         title => 'Service Checks',
         info => 'Total Number of Passive Service Checks',
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ $graphs{svcchkpsvcount} = {
 $graphs{extcmdcount} = {
     config => {
         args => '--lower-limit 0',
-        vlabel => '# of Ext Command Slots',
+        vlabel => 'Number of Ext Command Slots',
         category => 'externalcmds',
         title => 'External Commands',
         info => 'External Command Buffer Slot Information',