diff --git a/diagnostics/d3/chord.html b/diagnostics/d3/chord.html
index 333862b74..9f5b311d8 100644
--- a/diagnostics/d3/chord.html
+++ b/diagnostics/d3/chord.html
@@ -109,9 +109,12 @@ d3.json(hash, function(error, data) {
     .attr("dy", 3)
     // .attr("text-anchor", function(d) { return d.x < 180 ? "start" : "end"; })
     // .attr("transform", function(d) { return d.x < 180 ? null : "rotate(180)"; })
-    .text(function(d) { return d.conns + " - " + d.name; })
+    .text(function(d) { return d.conns + " - " + (d.rtkey || d.name); })
     .attr("transform", function(d) { return "rotate(" + (d.x - 90 + rotate) + ")translate(" + d.y + ")"; })
 
+  node.append("svg:title")
+      .text(function(d) { return d.name; });
+
   // var mid = svg.selectAll(".node-mid")
   //   .data(graph.mids)
   // .enter().append("g")
@@ -135,8 +138,11 @@ function parseGraph(graph2) {
   graph.mids = []
 
   graph2.nodes.sort(function(a, b) {
-    if (a.name > b.name) return 1;
-    if (a.name < b.name) return -1;
+    var aname = a.rtkey || a.name
+    var bname = b.rtkey || b.name
+
+    if (aname > bname) return 1;
+    if (aname < bname) return -1;
     return 0;
   })
 
diff --git a/diagnostics/vis.go b/diagnostics/vis.go
index 77cf29dc5..bbf180cd5 100644
--- a/diagnostics/vis.go
+++ b/diagnostics/vis.go
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+
+	peer "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/p2p/peer"
+	rtable "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/routing/kbucket"
 )
 
 type node struct {
 	Name  string `json:"name"`
 	Value uint64 `json:"value"`
+	RtKey string `json:"rtkey"`
 }
 
 type link struct {
@@ -24,7 +28,9 @@ func GetGraphJson(dinfo []*DiagInfo) []byte {
 	for _, di := range dinfo {
 		names[di.ID] = len(nodes)
 		val := di.BwIn + di.BwOut + 10
-		nodes = append(nodes, &node{Name: di.ID, Value: val})
+		// include the routing table key, for proper routing table display
+		rtk := peer.ID(rtable.ConvertPeerID(peer.ID(di.ID))).Pretty()
+		nodes = append(nodes, &node{Name: di.ID, Value: val, RtKey: rtk})
 	}
 
 	var links []*link