diff --git a/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_config.php b/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_config.php
index f0667896..93aa0291 100644
--- a/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_config.php
+++ b/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_config.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     'CAL'     => ['severity' => 0, 'msg' => 'UPS is currently performing runtime calibration (on battery)'],
     'OFF'     => ['severity' => 1, 'msg' => 'UPS is offline and is not supplying power to the load'],
     'OVER'    => ['severity' => 2, 'msg' => 'UPS is overloaded'],
-    'TRIM'    => ['severity' => 1, 'msg' => 'UPS is trimming incoming voltage'],
+    'TRIM'    => ['severity' => 1, 'msg' => 'UPS is trimming incoming voltage (called "buck" in some hardware)'],
     'BOOST'   => ['severity' => 1, 'msg' => 'UPS is boosting incoming voltage'],
     'FSD'     => ['severity' => 1, 'msg' => 'Forced Shutdown'],
 ];
diff --git a/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_helpers.php b/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_helpers.php
index 7244fda9..523166d0 100644
--- a/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_helpers.php
+++ b/source/nut/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/nut/include/nut_helpers.php
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ function nut_ups_status($rows, $valueOnly = false)
                 # keep the highest severity message level
                 $severity = max($severity, $nut_states[$var]['severity']);
                 return $nut_states[$var]['msg'];
+            # if unknown status flag, return it
+            } else {
+                return $var;
             }
         }, $status_values);
     });