diff --git a/collectors/loadavgMetric.go b/collectors/loadavgMetric.go
index a337d9b..3859721 100644
--- a/collectors/loadavgMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/loadavgMetric.go
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ import (
 //
 const LOADAVGFILE = "/proc/loadavg"
 
-type LoadavgCollectorConfig struct {
-	ExcludeMetrics []string `json:"exclude_metrics,omitempty"`
-}
-
 type LoadavgCollector struct {
 	metricCollector
 	tags         map[string]string
 	load_matches []string
+	load_skips   []bool
 	proc_matches []string
-	config       LoadavgCollectorConfig
+	proc_skips   []bool
+	config       struct {
+		ExcludeMetrics []string `json:"exclude_metrics,omitempty"`
+	}
 }
 
 func (m *LoadavgCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
@@ -51,15 +51,23 @@ func (m *LoadavgCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		"load_one",
 		"load_five",
 		"load_fifteen"}
+	m.load_skips = make([]bool, len(m.load_matches))
 	m.proc_matches = []string{
 		"proc_run",
 		"proc_total"}
+	m.proc_skips = make([]bool, len(m.proc_matches))
+
+	for i, name := range m.load_matches {
+		_, m.load_skips[i] = stringArrayContains(m.config.ExcludeMetrics, name)
+	}
+	for i, name := range m.proc_matches {
+		_, m.proc_skips[i] = stringArrayContains(m.config.ExcludeMetrics, name)
+	}
 	m.init = true
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *LoadavgCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric) {
-	var skip bool
 	if !m.init {
 		return
 	}
@@ -84,9 +92,11 @@ func (m *LoadavgCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric)
 				fmt.Sprintf("Read(): Failed to convert '%s' to float64: %v", ls[i], err))
 			continue
 		}
-		_, skip = stringArrayContains(m.config.ExcludeMetrics, name)
+		if m.load_skips[i] {
+			continue
+		}
 		y, err := lp.New(name, m.tags, m.meta, map[string]interface{}{"value": x}, now)
-		if err == nil && !skip {
+		if err == nil {
 			output <- y
 		}
 	}
@@ -94,16 +104,18 @@ func (m *LoadavgCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric)
 	// Process metrics
 	lv := strings.Split(ls[3], `/`)
 	for i, name := range m.proc_matches {
-		x, err := strconv.ParseFloat(lv[i], 64)
+		x, err := strconv.ParseInt(lv[i], 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			cclog.ComponentError(
 				m.name,
 				fmt.Sprintf("Read(): Failed to convert '%s' to float64: %v", lv[i], err))
 			continue
 		}
-		_, skip = stringArrayContains(m.config.ExcludeMetrics, name)
+		if m.proc_skips[i] {
+			continue
+		}
 		y, err := lp.New(name, m.tags, m.meta, map[string]interface{}{"value": x}, now)
-		if err == nil && !skip {
+		if err == nil {
 			output <- y
 		}