diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nzbget/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/nzbget/sensor.py
index ce1fda0839e10b205ae7804118ccfd1fc198259c..20b49a492f3ae1043c7d4df261ae43a7ce3d56d3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nzbget/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nzbget/sensor.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
     name = discovery_info["client_name"]
 
     devices = []
-    for sensor_type, sensor_config in SENSOR_TYPES.items():
+    for sensor_config in SENSOR_TYPES.values():
         new_sensor = NZBGetSensor(
-            nzbget_data, sensor_type, name, sensor_config[0], sensor_config[1]
+            nzbget_data, sensor_config[0], name, sensor_config[1], sensor_config[2]
         )
         devices.append(new_sensor)
 
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class NZBGetSensor(Entity):
         self, nzbget_data, sensor_type, client_name, sensor_name, unit_of_measurement
     ):
         """Initialize a new NZBGet sensor."""
-        self._name = f"{client_name} {sensor_type}"
-        self.type = sensor_name
+        self._name = f"{client_name} {sensor_name}"
+        self.type = sensor_type
         self.client_name = client_name
         self.nzbget_data = nzbget_data
         self._state = None