diff --git a/screenrc b/screenrc
index b7f8bb4..283f4e6 100644
--- a/screenrc
+++ b/screenrc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # window title hack
-termcapinfo xterm*|rxvt*|kterm*|Eterm* 'hs:ts=\E]0;:fs=\007:ds=\E]0;\007'
-defhstatus "$USER@^EH (screen)"
+hardstatus string "[%H:%n] %t"
 # so we don't have to enter the copy mode every time we want to scroll
 termcapinfo rxvt*|xterm* ti@:te@
 # the rest is pretty obvious