diff --git a/.config/sway/status.sh b/.config/sway/status.sh
index 94e85a3..c69ea9b 100644
--- a/.config/sway/status.sh
+++ b/.config/sway/status.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ battery=$(
 
 output=""
 if [[ $is_wayland != "" ]]; then output="$is_wayland | "; fi
-echo $output $battery "|" $audio_volume $audio_muted "|" $date_formatted
+if [[ $battery != "" ]]; then ouptut="$output$battery | "; fi
+echo $output $audio_volume $audio_muted "|" $date_formatted