diff --git a/sarracenia/__init__.py b/sarracenia/__init__.py
index f0c8b64da..8a6da043d 100755
--- a/sarracenia/__init__.py
+++ b/sarracenia/__init__.py
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ def baseUrlParse( url ):
     import humanize
 
     def naturalSize( num ):
+        # checking for > 0 allows message rate to print just 0m/s when num is 0 instead of 0.00m/s in sr3 status
+        # also ensures that data rate displays properly
+        if num > 0 and num < 1:
+            return f"{num:.2f}m"
         return humanize.naturalsize(num,binary=True).replace(" ","")
 
     def naturalTime( dur ):