diff --git a/app/models/host.js b/app/models/host.js
index 7e70af349..5956c05fb 100644
--- a/app/models/host.js
+++ b/app/models/host.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ var Host = Resource.extend({
 
   localStorageBlurb: Ember.computed('localStorageMb', function() {
     if (this.get('localStorageMb')) {
-      return formatSi(this.get('localStorageMb'), 1024, 'iB', 'B');
+      return formatSi(this.get('localStorageMb'), 1024, 'iB', 'B', 2 /*start at 1024^2==MB */);
     }
   }),
 
diff --git a/app/utils/util.js b/app/utils/util.js
index 4e52c2cf3..3d9a5dd4a 100644
--- a/app/utils/util.js
+++ b/app/utils/util.js
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ export function formatKbps(value) {
   return formatSi(value*1000,  1000, "bps", "Bps");
 }
 
-export function formatSi(inValue, increment=1000, suffix="", firstSuffix=null)
+export function formatSi(inValue, increment=1000, suffix="", firstSuffix=null, startingExponent=0)
 {
   var units = ['B','K','M','G','T','P'];
   var val = inValue;
-  var exp = 0;
+  var exp = startingExponent;
   while ( val >= increment && exp+1 < units.length )
   {
     val = val/increment;