diff --git a/jc/parsers/upower.py b/jc/parsers/upower.py
index 5c7c7501..540fe11b 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/upower.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/upower.py
@@ -19,11 +19,112 @@ Compatibility:
 
 Examples:
 
-    $ upower | jc --upower -p
-    []
+    $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery | jc --upower -p
+    [
+      {
+        "native_path": "/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0",
+        "vendor": "NOTEBOOK",
+        "model": "BAT",
+        "serial": "0001",
+        "power_supply": true,
+        "updated": "Thu Feb 9 18:42:15 2012",
+        "has_history": true,
+        "has_statistics": true,
+        "detail": {
+          "type": "battery",
+          "present": true,
+          "rechargeable": true,
+          "state": "charging",
+          "energy": 22.3998,
+          "energy_empty": 0.0,
+          "energy_full": 52.6473,
+          "energy_full_design": 62.16,
+          "energy_rate": 31.6905,
+          "voltage": 12.191,
+          "time_to_full": 57.3,
+          "percentage": 42.5469,
+          "capacity": 84.6964,
+          "technology": "lithium-ion",
+          "energy_unit": "Wh",
+          "energy_empty_unit": "Wh",
+          "energy_full_unit": "Wh",
+          "energy_full_design_unit": "Wh",
+          "energy_rate_unit": "W",
+          "voltage_unit": "V",
+          "time_to_full_unit": "minutes"
+        },
+        "history_charge": [
+          {
+            "time": 1328809335,
+            "percent_charged": 42.547,
+            "status": "charging"
+          },
+          {
+            "time": 1328809305,
+            "percent_charged": 42.02,
+            "status": "charging"
+          }
+        ],
+        "history_rate": [
+          {
+            "time": 1328809335,
+            "percent_charged": 31.691,
+            "status": "charging"
+          }
+        ],
+        "updated_epoch": 1328841735,
+        "updated_seconds_ago": 1
+      }
+    ]
 
-    $ upower | jc --upower -p -r
-    []
+    $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery | jc --upower -p -r
+    [
+      {
+        "native_path": "/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0",
+        "vendor": "NOTEBOOK",
+        "model": "BAT",
+        "serial": "0001",
+        "power_supply": "yes",
+        "updated": "Thu Feb  9 18:42:15 2012 (1 seconds ago)",
+        "has_history": "yes",
+        "has_statistics": "yes",
+        "detail": {
+          "type": "battery",
+          "present": "yes",
+          "rechargeable": "yes",
+          "state": "charging",
+          "energy": "22.3998 Wh",
+          "energy_empty": "0 Wh",
+          "energy_full": "52.6473 Wh",
+          "energy_full_design": "62.16 Wh",
+          "energy_rate": "31.6905 W",
+          "voltage": "12.191 V",
+          "time_to_full": "57.3 minutes",
+          "percentage": "42.5469%",
+          "capacity": "84.6964%",
+          "technology": "lithium-ion"
+        },
+        "history_charge": [
+          {
+            "time": "1328809335",
+            "percent_charged": "42.547",
+            "status": "charging"
+          },
+          {
+            "time": "1328809305",
+            "percent_charged": "42.020",
+            "status": "charging"
+          }
+        ],
+        "history_rate": [
+          {
+            "time": "1328809335",
+            "percent_charged": "31.691",
+            "status": "charging"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
 """
 import locale
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -122,7 +223,7 @@ def process(proc_data):
             updated_list = entry['updated'].replace('(', '').replace(')', '').split()
             entry['updated'] = ' '.join(updated_list[:-3])
 
-            # try C locale. If that fails, try current locale. If that failes, give up
+            # try C locale. If that fails, try current locale. If that fails, give up
             entry['updated_epoch'] = None
             try:
                 entry['updated_epoch'] = int(datetime.strptime(entry['updated'], '%c').strftime('%s'))
@@ -183,6 +284,13 @@ def process(proc_data):
                     if value[-1] == '%':
                         entry['detail'][key] = float(value[:-1])
 
+        # detail level fix quoted values
+        if 'detail' in entry:
+            for key, value in entry['detail'].items():
+                if value and isinstance(value, str):
+                    if value.startswith("'") and value.endswith("'"):
+                        entry['detail'][key] = value[1:-1]
+
         # history_charge and history_rate level convert floats and ints
         histories = []