diff --git a/libs/syscontrol.lua b/libs/syscontrol.lua
index cb0bc9f..9e89b5d 100644
--- a/libs/syscontrol.lua
+++ b/libs/syscontrol.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ syscontrol.backlight.read_attribs = function(dev_name)
             writable = false
         }
         fhandler:close()
+        bhandler:close()
         local wfhandler = io.open("/sys/class/backlight/"..dev_name.."/brightness","w")
         if wfhandler then
             wfhandler:close()
@@ -83,36 +84,39 @@ end
 syscontrol.power_supply.read_attribs = function(dev_name)
     local fhandler,err = io.open("/sys/class/power_supply/"..dev_name.."/type","r")
     if fhandler then
-        local dtype = fhandler:read("*a"):match("%S*")
-        fhandler:close()
-        local full_path = "/sys/class/power_supply/"..dev_name
+        local uevent_f = io.open("/sys/class/power_supply/"..dev_name.."/uevent","r")
+        if not uevent_f then
+            return nil, "Unable to open uevent file"
+        end
+        local uevent_data = {}
         local device = {
-            type = dtype,
-            full_path = full_path,
+            type = fhandler:read("*a"),
+            full_path = "/sys/class/power_supply/"..dev_name,
             name = dev_name
         }
-        if dtype == "Mains" then
-            local online_f = io.open(full_path.."/online","r")
-            device.online = (online_f:read("*a"):match("%S*") == "1")
-            online_f:close()
-        elseif dtype == "Battery" then
-            local capacity_f = io.open(full_path.."/capacity","r")
-            local model_f = io.open(full_path.."/model_name","r")
-            local energy_full_design_f = io.open(full_path.."/energy_full_design","r")
-            local energy_full_f = io.open(full_path.."/energy_full","r")
-            local charging_f = io.open(full_path.."/status","r")
-            device.model = model_f:read("*a"):match("[^\n]*")
-            device.energy_full_design = tonumber(energy_full_design_f:read("*a"))
-            device.energy_full = tonumber(energy_full_f:read("*a"))
+        fhandler:close()
+        uevent:read("*a"):gsub("[^\n]+",function(line)
+            local key,value = line:match("^([^=]+)=([^=]*)")
+            if value:match("^%d+$") then
+                value = tonumber(value)
+            end
+            uevent_data[key] = value
+        end)
+        uevent:close()
+        if device.type == "Battery" then
+            device.model = uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME or "N/A"
+            device.energy_full_design = uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN
+            device.energy_full = uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL
+            if not device.energy_full_design then
+                device.energy_full_design = uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN or -1
+                device.energy_full = uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL or -1
+            end
             device.quality = (device.energy_full/device.energy_full_design)*100
-            device.capacity = tonumber(capacity_f:read("*a"))
-            device.charging = (charging_f:read("*a"):match("%S*") == "Charging")
-            capacity_f:close()
-            model_f:close()
-            energy_full_design_f:close()
-            energy_full_f:close()
-        end 
-        return device
+            device.capacity = uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY or 0
+            device.charging = (uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS == "Charging")
+        elseif device.type == "Mains" then
+            device.online = (uevent_data.POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE == 1)
+        end
     else
         return nil, err
     end