diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index 22a3a00..30b4f51 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
-    status_command i3status
+    status_command py3status -c ~/.config/i3status/config
     mode hide
     colors {
         background #3A3A3A
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ hide_edge_borders both
 bindsym $mod+o exec i3lock-fancy
 focus_follows_mouse no
 bindsym $mod+x move workspace to output right
-exec urxvtc
+exec urxvt
 exec firefox
 for_window [window_role="browser"] border none
 for_window [class="URxvt"] border none
diff --git a/.config/i3status/config b/.config/i3status/config
index d2bb74a..eea7f3b 100644
--- a/.config/i3status/config
+++ b/.config/i3status/config
@@ -1,42 +1,12 @@
-general {
-        output_format = "i3bar"
-        colors = true
-        interval = 5
-}
-
-order += "load"
-order += "wireless wlp3s0"
-order += "ethernet enp4s0f2"
-order += "battery 0"
-order += "disk /"
+order += "apt_updates"
+order += "loadavg"
+order += "networkmanager"
+order += "battery_level"
+order += "diskdata"
+order += "volume_status"
+order += "xrandr"
 order += "tztime local"
 
-
-wireless wlp3s0 {
-        format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid, %bitrate) %ip"
-        format_down = ""
-}
-
-ethernet enp4s0f2 {
-        # if you use %speed, i3status requires the cap_net_admin capability
-        format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)"
-        format_down = ""
-}
-
-battery 0 {
-        format = "%status %percentage %remaining %emptytime"
-        path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT%d/uevent"
-        low_threshold = 10
-}
-
 tztime local {
-        format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
-}
-
-load {
-        format = "%1min %5min %15min"
-}
-
-disk "/" {
-        format = "%free free"
+    format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e88a2d2..5ef1e17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ apt-get install \
     llvm \
     make \
     network-manager-gnome \
+    py3status \
     python-openssl \
     python3-venv \
     redshift \