diff --git a/plugins/__init__.py b/plugins/__init__.py
index 3f61ec8..016b462 100644
--- a/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class PluginThreadCommon:
 
     def format_status(self, status, urgent=False):
         if 'title' in self.conf:
-            full_text = self.conf['title'] + ': ' + status
+            full_text = '{}: {}'.format(self.conf['title'], status)
         else:
             full_text = status
         self.status.update({'full_text': full_text, 'urgent': urgent})
diff --git a/plugins/batt.py b/plugins/batt.py
index b932ce5..4ec4595 100644
--- a/plugins/batt.py
+++ b/plugins/batt.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import plugins
 
 
-BATTERY_DIR = '/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/'
 BATT_DEFAULTS = {
     'problem': 15,
     'symbol_charging': '\u2191',
@@ -15,10 +14,10 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
 
     def main(self):
         with \
-                open(BATTERY_DIR + 'capacity', 'r') as batt_capacity, \
-                open(BATTERY_DIR + 'status', 'r') as batt_status:
-            capacity = batt_capacity.readline().strip()
-            status_value = batt_status.readline().strip()
+                open('/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity', 'r') as bcap, \
+                open('/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status', 'r') as bstat:
+            capacity = bcap.readline().strip()
+            status_value = bstat.readline().strip()
 
         if status_value != 'Discharging':
             symbol = self.conf['symbol_charging']
@@ -27,4 +26,5 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
             symbol = self.conf['symbol_discharging']
             urgent = float(capacity) <= self.conf['problem']
 
-        self.format_status(capacity + '% ' + symbol, urgent=urgent)
+        status = '{}% {}'.format(capacity, symbol)
+        self.format_status(status, urgent)
diff --git a/plugins/date.py b/plugins/date.py
index 9e2a292..08e8601 100644
--- a/plugins/date.py
+++ b/plugins/date.py
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
             self.timezone = pytz.timezone(self.conf['tz'])
 
     def main(self):
-        now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=self.timezone)
-        self.format_status(now.strftime(self.conf['format']))
+        now = datetime.datetime\
+                               .now(tz=self.timezone)\
+                               .strftime(self.conf['format'])
+        self.format_status(now)
diff --git a/plugins/disk.py b/plugins/disk.py
index 6085795..7797447 100644
--- a/plugins/disk.py
+++ b/plugins/disk.py
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
         else:
             self.hide = True
             self.status['urgent'] = False
+
         status = '{:.2f}G'.format(du_stat.free / 2**30)
         self.format_status(status)
diff --git a/plugins/filecat.py b/plugins/filecat.py
index 5f404c9..0b6d82a 100644
--- a/plugins/filecat.py
+++ b/plugins/filecat.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
     def __init__(self, config):
         super(PluginThread, self).__init__(config, FILECAT_DEFAULTS)
         self.hide = False
-        self.format_status(self.conf['title'], False)
 
     def main(self):
         try:
@@ -21,4 +20,5 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
         except FileNotFoundError:
             contents = self.conf['nofile']
             urgent = True
+
         self.format_status(contents, urgent)
diff --git a/plugins/fortune.py b/plugins/fortune.py
index 0f35354..40b3f1d 100644
--- a/plugins/fortune.py
+++ b/plugins/fortune.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             fortune = 'N/A (offline)'
             self.retry = True
+
         self.format_status(fortune)
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/plugins/load.py b/plugins/load.py
index d68441f..13c948f 100644
--- a/plugins/load.py
+++ b/plugins/load.py
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
             self.hide = True
             urgent = False
         status = '{:.2f} {:.2f} {:.2f}'.format(*loads)
-        self.format_status(status, urgent=urgent)
+
+        self.format_status(status, urgent)
diff --git a/plugins/mem.py b/plugins/mem.py
index 2eeaad5..1463377 100644
--- a/plugins/mem.py
+++ b/plugins/mem.py
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
         else:
             self.hide = True
             urgent = False
-        mem_available = round(mem_stat.available / 2**30, 2)
-        self.format_status('{:.2f}G'.format(mem_available), urgent)
+
+        status = '{:.2f}G'.format(mem_stat.available / 2**30)
+        self.format_status(status, urgent)
diff --git a/plugins/pacman.py b/plugins/pacman.py
index 625314b..2b4551f 100644
--- a/plugins/pacman.py
+++ b/plugins/pacman.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
             self.hide = False
         else:
             self.hide = True
-        self.format_status(
-            str(packages), urgent=packages >= self.conf['problem']
-        )
+
+        urgent = packages >= self.conf['problem']
+        self.format_status(packages, urgent)
diff --git a/plugins/ping.py b/plugins/ping.py
index e919dea..983a234 100644
--- a/plugins/ping.py
+++ b/plugins/ping.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ class PluginThread(plugins.PluginThreadCommon):
         if fping.returncode == 0:
             self.format_status('up')
         else:
-            self.format_status('down', urgent=True)
+            self.format_status('down', True)