diff --git a/scripts/bar.sh b/scripts/bar.sh
index 72b6ff0..2da07d7 100755
--- a/scripts/bar.sh
+++ b/scripts/bar.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FIFO="/tmp/bar.fifo"
 
 FORMAT_LEFT=" %(music)s %(services)s %(diskspace)s"
-FORMAT_RIGHT="%(wifi)s %(battery)s %(clock)s "
+FORMAT_RIGHT="%(updates)s %(wifi)s %(battery)s %(clock)s "
 
 icon_color="#A0A57E"
 icon() { echo -n "%{F$icon_color}"; printf '%b' "\ue$1"; echo -n "%{F-}"; }
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ clock() {
 
 updates() {
     while true; do
-        updates=$(pkginfo.sh)
-        echo -n "$icon_updates $updates"
+        updates=$(./pkginfo.sh)
+        echo updates "$icon_updates $updates" > $FIFO;
         sleep 20
     done
 }
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ music &
 services &
 diskspace &
 wifi &
+updates &
 
 ( while true; do cat $FIFO; done ) | python ./barformatter.py "$FORMAT_LEFT" "$FORMAT_RIGHT" | lemonbar -g 1366x15 -f "Stlarch:size=6:style=regular" -f "Terminus:size=8" -B "#88000000" | run_handler
 
diff --git a/scripts/pkginfo.sh b/scripts/pkginfo.sh
index e521be3..5c77340 100755
--- a/scripts/pkginfo.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkginfo.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ useless_packages() {
     pacman -Qtdq | wc -l
 }
 
-if [ -Z "$internet" ]; then
+if [ -z "$internet" ]; then
     pac=?
     aur=?
 else