diff --git a/mace/tools/tables_utils.py b/mace/tools/tables_utils.py
index 07f41401..a5e4eb30 100644
--- a/mace/tools/tables_utils.py
+++ b/mace/tools/tables_utils.py
@@ -127,18 +127,18 @@ def create_error_table(
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_e'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:8.2f}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_e'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif table_type == "PerAtomRMSE":
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:8.2f}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif (
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ def create_error_table(
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:8.2f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_stress'] * 1000:8.1f}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_stress'] * 1000:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif (
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ def create_error_table(
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:8.2f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_virials'] * 1000:8.1f}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_virials'] * 1000:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif (
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ def create_error_table(
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['mae_e_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:8.2f}",
-                    f"{metrics['mae_stress'] * 1000:8.1f}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_e_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_stress'] * 1000:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif (
@@ -187,55 +187,55 @@ def create_error_table(
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['mae_e_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:8.2f}",
-                    f"{metrics['mae_virials'] * 1000:8.1f}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_e_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_virials'] * 1000:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif table_type == "TotalMAE":
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['mae_e'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:8.2f}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_e'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif table_type == "PerAtomMAE":
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['mae_e_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:8.2f}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_e_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_f']:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif table_type == "DipoleRMSE":
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_mu_per_atom'] * 1000:8.2f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_mu']:8.1f}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_mu_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_mu']:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif table_type == "DipoleMAE":
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['mae_mu_per_atom'] * 1000:8.2f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_mu']:8.1f}",
+                    f"{metrics['mae_mu_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_mae_mu']:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
         elif table_type == "EnergyDipoleRMSE":
             table.add_row(
                 [
                     name,
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rmse_mu_per_atom'] * 1000:8.1f}",
-                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_mu']:8.1f}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_e_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_f'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_f']:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rmse_mu_per_atom'] * 1000:.4g}",
+                    f"{metrics['rel_rmse_mu']:.4g}",
                 ]
             )
     return table