diff --git a/waybar/config.template b/waybar/config.template
index 2f1368610..42f0203ab 100644
--- a/waybar/config.template
+++ b/waybar/config.template
@@ -187,26 +187,26 @@
         "on-click": "if [ $(sudo pgrep -xc rofi) -gt 0 ]; then pkill rofi; else ${HOME}/scripts/rofi/rofi-openvpn.sh; fi"
     },
     "cpu": {
-        "format": "{usage}%",
+        "format": "\u200a{usage}%",
         "tooltip": true,
         "on-click": "${HOME}/scripts/waybar/waybar-cpu.sh"
     },
     "memory": {
-        "format": "{}%",
+        "format": "\u200a{}%",
         "on-click": "${HOME}/scripts/waybar/waybar-mem.sh"
     },
     "custom/disk": {
-        "format": "\uf0a0{}",
+        "format": "\uf0a0\u200a{}",
         "exec": "df / | tail -n 1 | awk {'print $5'}",
         "on-click": "${HOME}/scripts/waybar/waybar-disk.sh"
     },
     "temperature": {
         "critical-threshold": 80,
-        "format": "{temperatureC}°C"
+        "format": "\u200a{temperatureC}°C"
     },
     "backlight": {
         // "device": "acpi_video1",
-        "format": "{icon}{percent}%",
+        "format": "{icon}\u200a{percent}%",
         "format-icons": [ "•", "☼", "o", "", ""],
 	"on-click": "${HOME}/scripts/thinkpad/blc.pl --notify %",
 	"on-scroll-up": "${HOME}/scripts/thinkpad/blc.pl --notify ++",
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@
     "custom/battery": {
         "format": "{}",
 	"return-type": "json",
-        "exec": "${HOME}/scripts/thinkpad/pow.pl -b",
+        "exec": "${HOME}/scripts/thinkpad/pow.pl --bar",
         "interval": 5,
         "on-click": "notify-send Power \"`${HOME}/scripts/thinkpad/pow.pl -p`\""
     },
     "pulseaudio": {
         //"scroll-step": 1,
-        "format": "{icon}{volume}%",
+        "format": "{icon}\u200a{volume}%",
         "format-bluetooth": "{icon}{volume}%",
         "format-muted": "",
         "format-icons": {