diff --git a/src/utils/conversions.go b/src/utils/conversions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d86ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/conversions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func ConvertLocalizedString(s string) string {
+	if strings.ContainsAny(s, ",") {
+		return strings.Replace(s, ",", ".", 1)
+	} else {
+		return s
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/proc_freebsd.go b/src/widgets/proc_freebsd.go
index 96c8833..dc4399b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/proc_freebsd.go
+++ b/src/widgets/proc_freebsd.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// +build freebsd
-
 package widgets
 
 import (
@@ -9,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/cjbassi/gotop/src/utils"
 )
 
 type processList struct {
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ func getProcs() ([]Proc, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("failed to convert first field to int: %v. split: %v", err, process)
 		}
-		cpu, err := strconv.ParseFloat(process.Cpu, 64)
+		cpu, err := strconv.ParseFloat(utils.ConvertLocalizedString(process.Cpu), 32)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("failed to convert third field to float: %v. split: %v", err, process)
 		}
-		mem, err := strconv.ParseFloat(process.Mem, 64)
+		mem, err := strconv.ParseFloat(utils.ConvertLocalizedString(process.Mem), 32)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("failed to convert fourth field to float: %v. split: %v", err, process)
 		}