diff --git a/.local/bin/cron/checkup b/.local/bin/cron/checkup
index 927b9d8..ebcdd2a 100755
--- a/.local/bin/cron/checkup
+++ b/.local/bin/cron/checkup
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ notify-send "📦 Repository Sync" "Checking for package updates..."
 sudo pacman -Syyuw --noconfirm || notify-send "Error downloading updates.
 
 Check your internet connection, if pacman is already running, or run update manually to see errors."
-pkill -RTMIN+8 i3blocks
+pkill -RTMIN+8 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
 
 if pacman -Qu | grep -v "\[ignored\]"
 then
diff --git a/.local/bin/cron/newsup b/.local/bin/cron/newsup
index 6b6a348..1238754 100755
--- a/.local/bin/cron/newsup
+++ b/.local/bin/cron/newsup
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ ping -q -c 1 1.1.1.1 > /dev/null || exit
 pgrep -x newsboat >/dev/null && /usr/bin/xdotool key --window "$(/usr/bin/xdotool search --name newsboat)" R && exit
 
 echo 🔃 > /tmp/newsupdate
-pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
+pkill -RTMIN+6 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
 /usr/bin/newsboat -x reload
 rm -f /tmp/newsupdate
-pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
+pkill -RTMIN+6 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
 /usr/bin/notify-send "📰 RSS feed update complete."
diff --git a/.local/bin/dmenurecord b/.local/bin/dmenurecord
index 842376e..7e80f3c 100755
--- a/.local/bin/dmenurecord
+++ b/.local/bin/dmenurecord
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 updateicon() { \
 	echo "$1" > /tmp/recordingicon
-	pkill -RTMIN+9 i3blocks
+	pkill -RTMIN+9 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
 	}
 
 killrecording() {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ killrecording() {
 	kill -15 "$recpid"
 	rm -f /tmp/recordingpid
 	updateicon ""
-	pkill -RTMIN+9 i3blocks
+	pkill -RTMIN+9 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
 	# even after SIGTERM, ffmpeg may still run, so SIGKILL it.
 	sleep 3
 	kill -9 "$recpid"
diff --git a/.local/bin/mpd-module-update b/.local/bin/mpd-module-update
index a2bae48..85eb002 100755
--- a/.local/bin/mpd-module-update
+++ b/.local/bin/mpd-module-update
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # This loop will update the mpd statusbar module whenever a command changes the
 # music player's status. mpd must be running on X's start for this to work.
 while : ; do
-	mpc idle >/dev/null && pkill -RTMIN+11 dwmblocks || break
+	mpc idle >/dev/null && pkill -RTMIN+11 "${STATUSBAR:?}" || break
 done
diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/popupgrade b/.local/bin/statusbar/popupgrade
index fffa399..099b259 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/popupgrade
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/popupgrade
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 printf "Beginning upgrade.\\n"
 
 yay -Syu
-pkill -RTMIN+8 i3blocks
+pkill -RTMIN+8 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
 
 printf "\\nUpgrade complete.\\nPress <Enter> to exit window.\\n\\n"
 read -r
diff --git a/.local/bin/td-toggle b/.local/bin/td-toggle
index d4669ad..4178eed 100755
--- a/.local/bin/td-toggle
+++ b/.local/bin/td-toggle
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ else
 	ifinstalled transmission-cli || exit
 	[ "$(printf "No\\nYes" | dmenu -i -p "Start transmission daemon?")" = "Yes" ] && transmission-daemon && notify-send "tranmission-daemon started."
 fi
-sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 i3blocks
+sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
diff --git a/.local/bin/torwrap b/.local/bin/torwrap
index 16c131f..becd217 100755
--- a/.local/bin/torwrap
+++ b/.local/bin/torwrap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 ifinstalled transmission-remote-cli transmission-cli || exit
 
-! pgrep -x transmission-da >/dev/null && transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting torrent daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 i3blocks
+! pgrep -x transmission-da >/dev/null && transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting torrent daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 "${STATUSBAR:?}"
 
 $TERMINAL -e transmission-remote-cli
diff --git a/.local/bin/transadd b/.local/bin/transadd
index cf9450e..cd9f8aa 100755
--- a/.local/bin/transadd
+++ b/.local/bin/transadd
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 # transmission-daemon sometimes fails to take remote requests in its first moments.
 
-pgrep -x transmission-da || (transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting transmission daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 i3blocks)
+pgrep -x transmission-da || (transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting transmission daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 "${STATUSBAR:?}")
 
 transmission-remote -a "$@" && notify-send "🔽 Torrent added."