diff --git a/beszel/internal/agent/agent.go b/beszel/internal/agent/agent.go
index dde1fab0..3c9af211 100644
--- a/beszel/internal/agent/agent.go
+++ b/beszel/internal/agent/agent.go
@@ -211,7 +211,12 @@ func (a *Agent) getSystemStats() (system.Info, system.Stats) {
 		systemInfo.Cores = cores
 	}
 	if threads, err := cpu.Counts(true); err == nil {
-		systemInfo.Threads = threads
+		if threads > 0 && threads < systemInfo.Cores {
+			// in lxc logical cores reflects container limits, so use that as cores if lower
+			systemInfo.Cores = threads
+		} else {
+			systemInfo.Threads = threads
+		}
 	}
 
 	return systemInfo, systemStats
diff --git a/beszel/internal/entities/system/system.go b/beszel/internal/entities/system/system.go
index ee5b2393..32d68371 100644
--- a/beszel/internal/entities/system/system.go
+++ b/beszel/internal/entities/system/system.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Info struct {
 	Hostname      string `json:"h"`
 	KernelVersion string `json:"k,omitempty"`
 	Cores         int    `json:"c"`
-	Threads       int    `json:"t"`
+	Threads       int    `json:"t,omitempty"`
 	CpuModel      string `json:"m"`
 	// Os       string  `json:"o"`
 	Uptime       uint64  `json:"u"`
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/components/routes/system.tsx b/beszel/site/src/components/routes/system.tsx
index a99b8684..43715507 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/components/routes/system.tsx
+++ b/beszel/site/src/components/routes/system.tsx
@@ -220,7 +220,11 @@ export default function SystemDetail({ name }: { name: string }) {
 			},
 			{ value: uptime, Icon: ClockArrowUp, label: 'Uptime' },
 			{ value: system.info.k, Icon: TuxIcon, label: 'Kernel' },
-			{ value: `${system.info.m} (${system.info.c}c/${system.info.t}t)`, Icon: CpuIcon },
+			{
+				value: `${system.info.m} (${system.info.c}c${system.info.t ? `/${system.info.t}t` : ''})`,
+				Icon: CpuIcon,
+				hide: !system.info.m,
+			},
 		] as {
 			value: string | number | undefined
 			label?: string
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts b/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts
index e6bd035e..1fa1f8ec 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface SystemInfo {
 	/** cpu percent */
 	cpu: number
 	/** cpu threads */
-	t: number
+	t?: number
 	/** cpu cores */
 	c: number
 	/** cpu model */