diff --git a/gotop.go b/gotop.go
index 6f67906..4369465 100644
--- a/gotop.go
+++ b/gotop.go
@@ -167,8 +167,12 @@ func widgetColors() {
 	mem.LineColor["Swap"] = ui.Color(colorscheme.SwapMem)
 
 	LineColor := make(map[string]ui.Color)
-	for i := 0; i < len(cpu.Data); i++ {
-		LineColor[fmt.Sprintf("CPU%d", i+1)] = ui.Color(colorscheme.CPULines[i])
+	if cpu.Count <= 8 {
+		for i := 0; i < len(cpu.Data); i++ {
+			LineColor[fmt.Sprintf("CPU%d", i+1)] = ui.Color(colorscheme.CPULines[i])
+		}
+	} else {
+		LineColor["Average"] = ui.Color(colorscheme.CPULines[0])
 	}
 	cpu.LineColor = LineColor
 
diff --git a/widgets/cpu.go b/widgets/cpu.go
index 6065279..9d57eba 100644
--- a/widgets/cpu.go
+++ b/widgets/cpu.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 type CPU struct {
 	*ui.LineGraph
-	count    int // number of CPUs
+	Count    int // number of CPUs
 	interval time.Duration
 }
 
@@ -18,14 +18,18 @@ func NewCPU(interval time.Duration, zoom int) *CPU {
 	count, _ := psCPU.Counts(false)
 	c := &CPU{
 		LineGraph: ui.NewLineGraph(),
-		count:     count,
+		Count:     count,
 		interval:  interval,
 	}
 	c.Label = "CPU Usage"
 	c.Zoom = zoom
-	for i := 0; i < c.count; i++ {
-		key := "CPU" + strconv.Itoa(i+1)
-		c.Data[key] = []float64{0}
+	if c.Count <= 8 {
+		for i := 0; i < c.Count; i++ {
+			key := "CPU" + strconv.Itoa(i+1)
+			c.Data[key] = []float64{0}
+		}
+	} else {
+		c.Data["Average"] = []float64{0}
 	}
 
 	go c.update()
@@ -41,10 +45,14 @@ func NewCPU(interval time.Duration, zoom int) *CPU {
 
 func (c *CPU) update() {
 	// psutil calculates the CPU usage over a 1 second interval, therefore it blocks for 1 second
-	// `true` makes it so psutil doesn't group CPU usage percentages
-	percent, _ := psCPU.Percent(c.interval, true)
-	for i := 0; i < c.count; i++ {
-		key := "CPU" + strconv.Itoa(i+1)
-		c.Data[key] = append(c.Data[key], percent[i])
+	if c.Count <= 8 {
+		percent, _ := psCPU.Percent(c.interval, true)
+		for i := 0; i < c.Count; i++ {
+			key := "CPU" + strconv.Itoa(i+1)
+			c.Data[key] = append(c.Data[key], percent[i])
+		}
+	} else {
+		percent, _ := psCPU.Percent(c.interval, false)
+		c.Data["Average"] = append(c.Data["Average"], percent[0])
 	}
 }