diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 551e30c..239c181 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 //Modify this file to change what commands output to your statusbar, and recompile using the make command.
 static const Block blocks[] = {
-	/*Command*/	/*Update Interval*/	/*Update Signal*/
-	{"cat /tmp/recordingicon 2>/dev/null",	0,	9},
-	{"music",	0,	11},
-	{"pacpackages",	0,	8},
-	/* {"crypto",	0,	13}, */
-	/* {"torrent",	20,	7}, */
-	{"news",	0,	6},
-	/* {"memory",	10,	14}, */
-	/* {"cpu",		10,	13}, */
-	/* {"moonphase",	18000,	5}, */
-	{"weather",	18000,	5},
-	{"mailbox",	180,	12},
-	{"volume",	0,	10},
-	{"battery",	5,	3},
-	{"clock",	60,	1},
-	{"internet",	5,	4},
-	{"help-icon",	0,	15},
+	/*Icon*/	/*Command*/		/*Update Interval*/	/*Update Signal*/
+	{"", "cat /tmp/recordingicon 2>/dev/null",	0,	9},
+	{"",	"music",	0,	11},
+	{"",	"pacpackages",	0,	8},
+	/* {"",	"crypto",	0,	13}, */
+	{"",	"torrent",	20,	7},
+	{"",	"news",		0,	6},
+	/* {"",	"memory",	10,	14}, */
+	/* {"",	"cpu",		10,	13}, */
+	/* {"",	"moonphase",	18000,	5}, */
+	{"",	"weather",	18000,	5},
+	{"",	"mailbox",	180,	12},
+	{"",	"volume",	1,	10},
+	{"",	"battery | tr \'\n\' \' \'",	5,	3},
+	{"",	"clock",	60,	1},
+	{"",	"internet",	5,	4},
+	{"",	"help",		0,	15},
 };
 
 //sets delimeter between status commands. NULL character ('\0') means no delimeter.
diff --git a/dwmblocks.c b/dwmblocks.c
index 7d7a564..0cd0b54 100644
--- a/dwmblocks.c
+++ b/dwmblocks.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define CMDLENGTH		50
 
 typedef struct {
+	char* icon;
 	char* command;
 	unsigned int interval;
 	unsigned int signal;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ void getcmd(const Block *block, char *output)
 		output[0] = block->signal;
 		output++;
 	}
+	strcpy(output, block->icon);
 	char* cmd;
 	FILE *cmdf;
 	if (button)
@@ -72,8 +74,10 @@ void getcmd(const Block *block, char *output)
 	}
 	if (!cmdf)
 		return;
-	fgets(output, CMDLENGTH, cmdf);
-	int i = strlen(output);
+	char c;
+	int i = strlen(block->icon);
+	fgets(output+i, CMDLENGTH-i, cmdf);
+	i = strlen(output);
 	if (delim != '\0' && i)
 		output[i++] = delim;
 	output[i++] = '\0';