diff --git a/i3/config b/i3/config
index 8a9ca5e..d3face9 100644
--- a/i3/config
+++ b/i3/config
@@ -186,5 +186,5 @@ 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 node $HOME/.config/i3/i3status
 }