diff --git a/libpod/stats_freebsd.go b/libpod/stats_freebsd.go
index fcc0985597..e2ec9516cf 100644
--- a/libpod/stats_freebsd.go
+++ b/libpod/stats_freebsd.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func (c *Container) getPlatformContainerStats(stats *define.ContainerStats, prev
 
 	// Handle case where the container is not in a network namespace
 	if netStats != nil {
-		stats.NetInput = netStats.TxBytes
-		stats.NetOutput = netStats.RxBytes
+		stats.NetInput = netStats.RxBytes
+		stats.NetOutput = netStats.TxBytes
 	} else {
 		stats.NetInput = 0
 		stats.NetOutput = 0
diff --git a/libpod/stats_linux.go b/libpod/stats_linux.go
index aad9d70516..5eb0449383 100644
--- a/libpod/stats_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/stats_linux.go
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ func (c *Container) getPlatformContainerStats(stats *define.ContainerStats, prev
 	stats.PerCPU = cgroupStats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.PercpuUsage
 	// Handle case where the container is not in a network namespace
 	if netStats != nil {
-		stats.NetInput = netStats.TxBytes
-		stats.NetOutput = netStats.RxBytes
+		stats.NetInput = netStats.RxBytes
+		stats.NetOutput = netStats.TxBytes
 	} else {
 		stats.NetInput = 0
 		stats.NetOutput = 0