diff --git a/dotfiles/.xinitrc b/dotfiles/.xinitrc
index e696596fff89f36cfb7637cb76af7cd75dde49c1..126fc8cfc15723a138aedcc029f7c5fdf50818ba 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.xinitrc
+++ b/dotfiles/.xinitrc
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ eval "$(/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=pkcs11,secrets,ssh)"
 export SSH_AUTH_SOCK
 
 while true; do
- xsetroot -name "$( date +"%e %B (%d-%m-%Y) %A %R")"
+ battery_percent="$(acpi -b | cut -d '%' -f1 | tr ' ' '\n' | tail -n1)"
+ xsetroot -name "| $(date +"%d-%m-%Y | %A %R") |   ${battery_percent}% |"
  sleep 2s
 done &