diff --git a/configs.yml b/configs.yml
index ae34621..60defd5 100644
--- a/configs.yml
+++ b/configs.yml
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ i3blocks:
     - run:
         command: pip install -U matplotlib feedparser --user
         condition: debian
+    - symlink:
+        - dotfiles/i3/scripts/battery
+        - ~/.config/i3blocks/scripts/battery
     - symlink:
         - dotfiles/i3/scripts/corona_stats/corona_stats
         - ~/.config/i3blocks/scripts/corona_stats
diff --git a/dotfiles/i3/blocks b/dotfiles/i3/blocks
index 655b9c2..ad90a74 100644
--- a/dotfiles/i3/blocks
+++ b/dotfiles/i3/blocks
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ interval=900
 interval=5
 
 [battery]
-command=echo " $(upower -d | grep 'percentage' | awk '{print $2}' | head -n 1) ($(upower -d | grep 'time to empty' | awk -F: '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1,$2}' | head -n 1))"
 interval=5
 
 [calendar]
diff --git a/dotfiles/i3/scripts/battery b/dotfiles/i3/scripts/battery
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d3db8b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/i3/scripts/battery
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+icon=""
+echo "${icon} $(upower -d | grep 'percentage' | awk '{print $2}' | head -n 1) ($(upower -d | grep 'time to empty' | awk -F: '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1,$2}' | head -n 1))"