diff --git a/apps/de/polybar/config b/apps/de/polybar/config
index eed17c6..4b12073 100644
--- a/apps/de/polybar/config
+++ b/apps/de/polybar/config
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ border-size = 0
 border-color = #00000000
 
 padding-left = 0
-padding-right = 2
+padding-right = 0
 
 module-margin-left = 1
 module-margin-right = 1
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ type = custom/script
 exec = $DOTFILES_PATH/apps/de/polybar/mic.sh
 tail = true
 format = <label>
-label-foreground = ${colors.icon}
+label-foreground = ${colors.background}
 label = %output%
 click-left = kill -USR1 %pid%
+format-margin = 0
diff --git a/apps/de/polybar/mic.sh b/apps/de/polybar/mic.sh
index 7b7fc76..9d50889 100755
--- a/apps/de/polybar/mic.sh
+++ b/apps/de/polybar/mic.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ cleanup() {
 print_status() {
 	if amixer get Capture | grep -q '\[off\]'; then
 		# red means recording
-		echo "%{F$(xrdb -query | grep -Po 'color4:.*#\K\w[0-9a-f]+')}"
+		echo "%{B$(xrdb -query | grep -Po 'color4:.*#\K\w[0-9a-f]+')}  "
 	else
 		# blue means nobody can hear you scream
-		echo "%{F$(xrdb -query | grep -Po 'color1:.*#\K\w[0-9a-f]+')}"
+		echo "%{B$(xrdb -query | grep -Po 'color1:.*#\K\w[0-9a-f]+')}   "
 	fi
 }