diff --git a/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/broloss.sh b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/broloss.sh
index ea5e305a1..a7bec4dc1 100644
--- a/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/broloss.sh
+++ b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/broloss.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ declare RESULT=($BROLOG)
 CURRENTDROP=${RESULT[3]}
 PASTDROP=${RESULT[9]}
 DROPPED=$(($CURRENTDROP - $PASTDROP))
-CURRENTPACKETS=${RESULT[5]}
-PASTPACKETS=${RESULT[11]}
-TOTAL=$(($CURRENTPACKETS - $PASTPACKETS))
-LOSS=$(echo $DROPPED $TOTAL / p | dc)
-echo "brodrop drop=$LOSS"
+if [ $DROPPED == 0 ]; then
+  LOSS=0
+  echo "brodrop drop=0"
+else
+  CURRENTPACKETS=${RESULT[5]}
+  PASTPACKETS=${RESULT[11]}
+  TOTAL=$(($CURRENTPACKETS - $PASTPACKETS))
+  LOSS=$(echo $DROPPED $TOTAL / p | dc)
+  echo "brodrop drop=$LOSS"
+fi
diff --git a/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh
index 8ad84ef7c..acfb8c214 100644
--- a/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh
+++ b/salt/common/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@ if [ $CHECKIT == 2 ]; then
   CURRENTDROP=${RESULT[4]}
   PASTDROP=${RESULT[14]}
   DROPPED=$(($CURRENTDROP - $PASTDROP))
+  if [ $DROPPED == 0 ]; then
+    LOSS=0
+    echo "suridrop drop=0"
+  else
+    CURRENTPACKETS=${RESULT[9]}
+    PASTPACKETS=${RESULT[19]}
+    TOTAL=$(($CURRENTPACKETS - $PASTPACKETS))
 
-  CURRENTPACKETS=${RESULT[9]}
-  PASTPACKETS=${RESULT[19]}
-  TOTAL=$(($CURRENTPACKETS - $PASTPACKETS))
-
-  LOSS=$(echo $DROPPED $TOTAL / p | dc)
-  echo "suridrop drop=$LOSS"
+    LOSS=$(echo $DROPPED $TOTAL / p | dc)
+    echo "suridrop drop=$LOSS"
+  fi
 else
   echo "suridrop drop=0"
 fi