diff --git a/i3_config b/i3_config
index 83340c9..09262bd 100644
--- a/i3_config
+++ b/i3_config
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
     position top
-    status_command i3status
+    status_command /home/von/vdotfiles/i3_status
+    tray_output primary
 }
 
 new_window pixel 1
diff --git a/i3_status b/i3_status
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..52353d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3_status
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3 -u
+
+import time
+import psutil
+
+def status_print(status_msg):
+    prefix = '['
+    postfix = ']'
+    result = list()
+    for element in status_msg:
+        result.append('{"full_text":"' + element + '"}')
+    print(prefix + ','.join(result) + postfix)
+
+print('{"version":1}\n[')
+while True:
+    values = list()
+    current_time = time.strftime('%a %d %H:%M')
+    values.append(current_time)
+    mem = psutil.virtual_memory()
+    memory = 'RAM: {}% ({:.3}G)'.format(100.0 - mem.percent, mem.available / 2**30)
+    values.append(memory)
+    with open('/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity', 'r') as capacity, open('/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status', 'r') as status:
+        batt_status = status.read().strip()
+        batt_capacity = capacity.read().strip()
+    if batt_status != 'Discharging':
+        batt_status = '↑'
+    else:
+        batt_status = '↓'
+    batt = 'BAT: ' + batt_capacity + '% ' + batt_status
+    values.append(batt)
+    values.reverse()
+    status_print(values)
+    time.sleep(5)
+    print(',', end='')
diff --git a/i3status.conf b/i3status.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 5de5259..0000000
--- a/i3status.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-# i3status configuration file.
-# see "man i3status" for documentation.
-
-# It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
-# The following line should contain a sharp s:
-# ß
-# If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!
-
-general {
-        colors = true
-        interval = 5
-}
-
-#order += "ipv6"
-order += "disk /"
-#order += "run_watch DHCP"
-#order += "run_watch VPN"
-order += "wireless _first_"
-order += "ethernet _first_"
-order += "battery 0"
-order += "load"
-order += "tztime local"
-
-wireless _first_ {
-        format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip"
-        format_down = "W: down"
-}
-
-ethernet _first_ {
-        # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
-        format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)"
-        format_down = "E: down"
-}
-
-battery 0 {
-        format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
-}
-
-#run_watch DHCP {
-#        pidfile = "/var/run/dhclient*.pid"
-#}
-
-#run_watch VPN {
-#        pidfile = "/var/run/vpnc/pid"
-#}
-
-tztime local {
-        format = "%a %d %H:%M"
-}
-
-load {
-        format = "%1min"
-}
-
-disk "/" {
-        format = "%avail"
-}
diff --git a/screenrc b/screenrc
index b26db02..b7f8bb4 100644
--- a/screenrc
+++ b/screenrc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ defscrollback 10000
 vbell off
 bell off
 autodetach on
-term screen-256color
+term screen
 altscreen on
 activity "activity on %n"
 caption always '%{=}%{RW} %H %{Yw} %S %{wd} %-w%{wk}[%t]%{wd}%+w'
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index cd1a84d..fe0169b 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set -g set-titles "off"
 set -g status-left-length "20"
 set -g status-right-length "40"
 set -g terminal-override "rxvt-unicode*:sitm@,ritm@,xterm-*:Tc"
-set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+set -g default-terminal "screen"
 set -g status-position "bottom"
 set -g status-justify "centre"
 set -g status-left-length "100"