diff --git a/i3/config b/i3/config
index 8d940bbbd7b848fa2e412c246c830b245661f223..24292c5a310f4c7f674cad3ee586ac2a8ca8f465 100644
--- a/i3/config
+++ b/i3/config
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
-        status_command "i3status"
+        status_command "~/.config/i3/status.out"
 }
 
 exec --no-startup-id synclient HorizEdgeScroll=1 VertEdgeScroll=1 VertScrollDelta=-111