diff --git a/modbus_err_stats.py b/modbus_err_stats.py
index cc67192..517534a 100755
--- a/modbus_err_stats.py
+++ b/modbus_err_stats.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import os
 import json
 import argparse
 
-def restart_service(history=False):
-    if history == False:
+def restart_service(skip_restart=False, history=False):
+    if not skip_restart and not history:
         subprocess.Popen(["systemctl", "restart", "wb-mqtt-serial"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 
 def parse_config_file(filename):
@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@ def parse_config_file(filename):
     for port in config_data["ports"]:
         for device in port["devices"]:
             device_to_port[device["slave_id"]] = port["path"]
-            device_stats[device["slave_id"]] = {"type": device.get("device_type", "Unknown type"), "errors": 0, "disconnects": 0, "write_failures": 0}  # Initialize counts as zero
+            device_stats[device["slave_id"]] = {"type": device.get("device_type", "Unknown type"), "errors": 0, "disconnects": 0, "write_failures": 0}
 
     return device_to_port, device_stats
 
-def parse_journal(device_to_port, device_stats, history=False):
+def parse_journal(device_to_port, device_stats, skip_lines=10, history=False):
     cmd = ["journalctl", "-f", "-u", "wb-mqtt-serial"] if not history else ["journalctl", "-u", "wb-mqtt-serial"]
     p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     last_log_line = None
+    line_counter = 0
 
     for line in iter(p.stdout.readline, b''):
+        line_counter += 1
+        if line_counter <= skip_lines:
+            continue
+
         line = line.decode('utf-8')  # convert bytes to string
         match_error = re.search(r'modbus:(\d+): Serial protocol error: request timed out', line)
         match_disconnect = re.search(r'INFO: \[serial device\] device modbus:(\d+) is disconnected', line)
@@ -44,35 +49,57 @@ def parse_journal(device_to_port, device_stats, history=False):
 
         last_log_line = line
 
-        # clear the console
         os.system('clear')
 
-        # print the last log line
         print(f"Last log line: {last_log_line}")
 
-        # print error statistics
         print_error_statistics(device_stats, device_to_port)
 
+def print_table(headers, data):
+    col_widths = [
+        max(len(str(x)) for x in col)
+        for col in zip(*data, headers)
+    ]
+
+    row_format = "| " + " | ".join("{:<" + str(width) + "}" for width in col_widths) + " |"
+    print("+-" + "-+-".join("-" * width for width in col_widths) + "-+")
+    print(row_format.format(*headers))
+    print("+-" + "-+-".join("-" * width for width in col_widths) + "-+")
+
+    for row in data:
+        print(row_format.format(*row))
+    print("+-" + "-+-".join("-" * width for width in col_widths) + "-+")
+
+
 def print_error_statistics(device_stats, device_to_port):
     print("\n--- Device Statistics ---")
-
-    # sort by total count
     sorted_device_stats = sorted(device_stats.items(), key=lambda x: (x[1]["errors"], x[1]["disconnects"], x[1]["write_failures"]), reverse=True)
 
-    max_type_length = max(len(stats['type']) for stats in device_stats.values())
+    headers = ["Type", "Port", "ID", "Timeouts", "Disconnects", "Write Failures"]
+    data = []
+
     for device, stats in sorted_device_stats:
-        device_port = device_to_port.get(device, "Unknown port")
-        type_field = stats['type'].ljust(max_type_length)
-        print(f"{type_field}\t {device}\t on port: {device_port},\t timeouts: {stats['errors']},\t disconnects: {stats['disconnects']},\t write failures: {stats['write_failures']}")
+        device_port = device_to_port.get(device, "Unknown port").replace("/dev/tty", "")
+        type_field = stats['type']
+        error_field = str(stats['errors'])
+        disconnect_field = str(stats['disconnects'])
+        write_failure_field = str(stats['write_failures'])
+        data.append([type_field, device_port, device, error_field, disconnect_field, write_failure_field])
+
+    print_table(headers, data)
+
+
+
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-H", "--history", help="parse historical data from journal", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-S", "--skip-service-restart", help="skip service restart", action="store_true")
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = parse_args()
-    restart_service(history=args.history)
+    restart_service(skip_restart=args.skip_service_restart, history=args.history)
     device_to_port, device_stats = parse_config_file("/mnt/data/etc/wb-mqtt-serial.conf")
     parse_journal(device_to_port, device_stats, history=args.history)