diff --git a/config/i3/config b/config/i3/config
index 719e6f4..1b5e344 100644
--- a/config/i3/config
+++ b/config/i3/config
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ mode "$mode_screen_HDMI1" {
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status if available)
 bar {
 	mode hide
-	status_command i3status
+	status_command ~/.config/i3status/status.sh
 #	wheel_up_cmd nop
 #	wheel_down_cmd nop
 	font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 9
diff --git a/config/i3status/status.sh b/config/i3status/status.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1344755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/i3status/status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+i3status | (read line && echo $line && read line && echo $line && while :
+do
+read line
+    dat=$(cat /etc/hostname)
+    dat="[{ \"full_text\": \"${dat}\" },"
+    echo "${line/[/$dat}" || exit 1
+done)