diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 53806e491e..e5e70d72ff 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void AvatarMixer::sendStatsPacket() {
     // add stats for each listerner
     nodeList->eachNode([&](const SharedNodePointer& node) {
         QJsonObject avatarStats;
-        avatarStats["bytes_per_second"] = node->getOutboundBandwidth();
+        avatarStats["kbps"] = node->getOutboundBandwidth();
         AvatarMixerClientData* clientData = static_cast<AvatarMixerClientData*>(node->getLinkedData());
         if (clientData) {
             clientData->loadJSONStats(avatarStats);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPeer.h b/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPeer.h
index 5bf798d2c5..5895ffc785 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPeer.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPeer.h
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ public:
     void recordBytesSent(int count);
     void recordBytesReceived(int count);
 
-    float getOutboundBandwidth();
-    float getInboundBandwidth();
+    float getOutboundBandwidth() // in kbps;
+    float getInboundBandwidth() // in kbps;
     
     friend QDataStream& operator<<(QDataStream& out, const NetworkPeer& peer);
     friend QDataStream& operator>>(QDataStream& in, NetworkPeer& peer);
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ private:
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const NetworkPeer &peer);
 typedef QSharedPointer<NetworkPeer> SharedNetworkPeer;
 
-#endif // hifi_NetworkPeer_h
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // hifi_NetworkPeer_h