diff --git a/include/villas/log.h b/include/villas/log.h
index 5300f9d3d..928150eca 100644
--- a/include/villas/log.h
+++ b/include/villas/log.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct log {
 	struct timespec epoch;	/**< A global clock used to prefix the log messages. */
 
 	struct winsize window;	/**< Size of the terminal window. */
+	int width;		/**< The real usable log output width which fits into one line. */
 
 	/** Debug level used by the debug() macro.
 	 * It defaults to V (defined by the Makefile) and can be
@@ -189,41 +190,6 @@ void error(const char *fmt, ...)
 void serror(const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 
-/** @addtogroup table Print fancy tables
- * @{
- */
-
-struct table_column {
-	int width;	/**< Width of the column. */
-	char *title;	/**< The title as shown in the table header. */
-	char *format;	/**< The format which is used to print the table rows. */
-	char *unit;	/**< An optional unit which will be shown in the table header. */
-
-	enum {
-		TABLE_ALIGN_LEFT,
-		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT
-	} align;
-
-	int _width;	/**< The real width of this column. Calculated by table_header() */
-};
-
-struct table {
-	int ncols;
-	int width;
-	struct table_column *cols;
-};
-
-/** Print a table header consisting of \p n columns. */
-void table_header(struct table *t);
-
-/** Print table rows. */
-void table_row(struct table *t, ...);
-
-/** Print the table footer. */
-void table_footer(struct table *t);
-
-/** @} */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/villas/table.h b/include/villas/table.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f11a0d5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/villas/table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/** Print fancy tables
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @copyright 2017, Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
+ * @license GNU General Public License (version 3)
+ *
+ * VILLASnode
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+
+/** @addtogroup table Print fancy tables
+ * @{
+ */
+
+struct table_column {
+	int width;	/**< Width of the column. */
+	char *title;	/**< The title as shown in the table header. */
+	char *format;	/**< The format which is used to print the table rows. */
+	char *unit;	/**< An optional unit which will be shown in the table header. */
+
+	enum {
+		TABLE_ALIGN_LEFT,
+		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT
+	} align;
+
+	int _width;	/**< The real width of this column. Calculated by table_header() */
+};
+
+struct table {
+	int ncols;
+	int width;
+	struct table_column *cols;
+};
+
+/** Print a table header consisting of \p n columns. */
+void table_header(struct table *t);
+
+/** Print table rows. */
+void table_row(struct table *t, ...);
+
+/** Print the table footer. */
+void table_footer(struct table *t);
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.villas.inc b/lib/Makefile.villas.inc
index b3a09c715..8d600e212 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.villas.inc
+++ b/lib/Makefile.villas.inc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LIB_SRCS += $(addprefix lib/kernel/, kernel.c rt.c) \
                utils.c super_node.c hist.c timing.c pool.c list.c queue.c \
                queue_signalled.c memory.c advio.c plugin.c node_type.c stats.c \
                mapping.c io.c shmem.c config_helper.c crypt.c compat.c \
-               log_table.c log_helper.c io_format.c task.c buffer.c \
+               log_helper.c io_format.c task.c buffer.c table.c \
             )
 
 LIB_LDFLAGS = -shared
diff --git a/lib/hist.c b/lib/hist.c
index 0b65d7efc..7d4484270 100644
--- a/lib/hist.c
+++ b/lib/hist.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "hist.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include "table.h"
 
 #define VAL(h, i)	((h)->low + (i) * (h)->resolution)
 #define INDEX(h, v)	round((v - (h)->low) / (h)->resolution)
diff --git a/lib/log.c b/lib/log.c
index 2ca7cfe82..f20c29e49 100644
--- a/lib/log.c
+++ b/lib/log.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ static void log_resize(int signal, siginfo_t *sinfo, void *ctx)
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
+	global_log->width = global_log->window.ws_col - 25 - strlenp(global_log->prefix);
+
 	debug(LOG_LOG | 15, "New terminal size: %dx%x", global_log->window.ws_row, global_log->window.ws_col);
 }
 
@@ -133,8 +135,6 @@ int log_init(struct log *l, int level, long facilitites)
 	l->facilities = facilitites;
 	l->file = stderr;
 	l->path = NULL;
-	l->window.ws_col = LOG_WIDTH;
-	l->window.ws_row = LOG_HEIGHT;
 
 	l->epoch = time_now();
 	l->prefix = getenv("VILLAS_LOG_PREFIX");
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ int log_init(struct log *l, int level, long facilitites)
 		/* Try to get initial window size */
 		ioctl(STDERR_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &global_log->window);
 	}
+	else {
+		l->window.ws_col = LOG_WIDTH;
+		l->window.ws_row = LOG_HEIGHT;
+	}
+
+	l->width = l->window.ws_col - 25 - strlenp(l->prefix);
 
 	l->state = STATE_INITIALIZED;
 
diff --git a/lib/stats.c b/lib/stats.c
index a2f4ad6ac..84b5af177 100644
--- a/lib/stats.c
+++ b/lib/stats.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "node.h"
+#include "table.h"
 
 static struct stats_desc {
 	const char *name;
@@ -129,16 +130,16 @@ void stats_reset(struct stats *s)
 }
 
 static struct table_column stats_cols[] = {
-	{ 10, "Node",		"%s",	NULL,	TABLE_ALIGN_LEFT },
-	{ 10, "Recv",		"%ju",	"p",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Sent",		"%ju",	"p",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "OWD last",	"%f",	"S",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "OWD mean",	"%f",	"S",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Rate last",	"%f",	"p/S",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Rate mean",	"%f",	"p/S",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Drop",		"%ju",	"p",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Skip",		"%ju",	"p",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Time",		"%f",	"S",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT }
+	{ 10, "Node",		"%s",	NULL,		TABLE_ALIGN_LEFT },
+	{ 10, "Recv",		"%ju",	"pkts",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "Sent",		"%ju",	"pkts",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "OWD last",	"%f",	"secs",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "OWD mean",	"%f",	"secs",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "Rate last",	"%f",	"pkt/sec",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "Rate mean",	"%f",	"pkt/sec",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "Drop",		"%ju",	"pkts",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "Skip",		"%ju",	"pkts",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
+	{ 10, "Time",		"%f",	"secs",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT }
 };
 
 static struct table stats_table = {
diff --git a/lib/log_table.c b/lib/table.c
similarity index 75%
rename from lib/log_table.c
rename to lib/table.c
index 1e30b56db..054cb6db4 100644
--- a/lib/log_table.c
+++ b/lib/table.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "table.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 static int table_resize(struct table *t, int width)
@@ -63,40 +64,46 @@ void table_header(struct table *t)
 { NOINDENT
 	struct log *l = global_log ? global_log : &default_log;
 
-	if (t->width != l->window.ws_col - 30)
-		table_resize(t, l->window.ws_col - 30);
+	if (t->width != l->width)
+		table_resize(t, l->width);
+
 
-	char *line1 = strf("\b\b" BOX_UD);
 	char *line0 = strf("\b");
-	char *line2 = strf("\b");
+	char *line1 = strf("\b\b" BOX_UD);
+	char *line2 = strf("\b\b" BOX_UD);
+	char *line3 = strf("\b");
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < t->ncols; i++) {
-		char *col = strf(CLR_BLD("%s"), t->cols[i].title);
+		int w, u;
+		char *col, *unit;
 
-		if (t->cols[i].unit)
-			strcatf(&col, " (" CLR_YEL("%s") ")", t->cols[i].unit);
+		col = strf(CLR_BLD("%s"), t->cols[i].title);
+		unit = t->cols[i].unit ? strf(CLR_YEL("%s"), t->cols[i].unit) : "";
 
-		int l = strlenp(col);
-		int r = strlen(col);
-		int w = t->cols[i]._width + r - l;
+		w = t->cols[i]._width + strlen(col) - strlenp(col);
+		u = t->cols[i]._width + strlen(unit) - strlenp(unit);
 
-		if (t->cols[i].align == TABLE_ALIGN_LEFT)
-			strcatf(&line1, " %-*.*s " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
-		else
-			strcatf(&line1, " %*.*s " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
+		if (t->cols[i].align == TABLE_ALIGN_LEFT) {
+			strcatf(&line1, " %-*.*s\e[0m " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
+			strcatf(&line2, " %-*.*s\e[0m " BOX_UD, u, u, unit);
+		}
+		else {
+			strcatf(&line1, " %*.*s\e[0m " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
+			strcatf(&line2, " %*.*s\e[0m " BOX_UD, u, u, unit);
+		}
 
 		for (int j = 0; j < t->cols[i]._width + 2; j++) {
 			strcatf(&line0, "%s", BOX_LR);
-			strcatf(&line2, "%s", BOX_LR);
+			strcatf(&line3, "%s", BOX_LR);
 		}
 
 		if (i == t->ncols - 1) {
 			strcatf(&line0, "%s", BOX_DL);
-			strcatf(&line2, "%s", BOX_UDL);
+			strcatf(&line3, "%s", BOX_UDL);
 		}
 		else {
 			strcatf(&line0, "%s", BOX_DLR);
-			strcatf(&line2, "%s", BOX_UDLR);
+			strcatf(&line3, "%s", BOX_UDLR);
 		}
 
 		free(col);
@@ -105,18 +112,20 @@ void table_header(struct table *t)
 	stats("%s", line0);
 	stats("%s", line1);
 	stats("%s", line2);
+	stats("%s", line3);
 
 	free(line0);
 	free(line1);
 	free(line2);
+	free(line3);
 }
 
 void table_row(struct table *t, ...)
 { NOINDENT
 	struct log *l = global_log ? global_log : &default_log;
 
-	if (t->width != l->window.ws_col - 30) {
-		table_resize(t, l->window.ws_col - 30);
+	if (t->width != l->width) {
+		table_resize(t, l->width);
 		table_header(t);
 	}
 
@@ -133,9 +142,9 @@ void table_row(struct table *t, ...)
 		int w = t->cols[i]._width + r - l;
 
 		if (t->cols[i].align == TABLE_ALIGN_LEFT)
-			strcatf(&line, " %-*.*s " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
+			strcatf(&line, " %-*.*s\e[0m " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
 		else
-			strcatf(&line, " %*.*s " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
+			strcatf(&line, " %*.*s\e[0m " BOX_UD, w, w, col);
 
 		free(col);
 	}
@@ -150,8 +159,8 @@ void table_footer(struct table *t)
 { NOINDENT
 	struct log *l = global_log ? global_log : &default_log;
 
-	if (t->width != l->window.ws_col - 30)
-		table_resize(t, l->window.ws_col - 30);
+	if (t->width != l->width)
+		table_resize(t, l->width);
 
 	char *line = strf("\b");