diff --git a/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm b/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm
index 6056f61..b3a629c 100644
--- a/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm
+++ b/mowedline/.config/mowedline/init.scm
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 (use srfi-1 matchable)
 
+(define (not-text? text)
+  (or (null? text) (and (not (pair? text)) (string-null? text))))
+
 (define (string-maybe-pad-left text)
-  (if (string-null? text)
+  (if (not-text? text)
       text
-      (string-append " " text)))
+      (L " " text)))
+
+(define (text-maybe-pad-both text)
+  (if (not-text? text)
+      text
+      (L " " text " ")))
 
 (define (add-fa-icon icon)
   (lambda (text)
-    (if (string-null? text)
+    (if (not-text? text)
         text
         (list (list 'font "FontAwesome-10"
                     (string-append " " icon " "))
@@ -21,11 +29,11 @@
 
 (define tag-display
   (match-lambda
-    ((#\# n) (L (L 'color "#ececec" 'font "FontAwesome-12" "") " "))
-    ((#\- n) (L (L 'color "#bfbfbf" 'font "FontAwesome-12" "") " "))
-    ((#\. n) (L (L 'color "#969696" 'font "FontAwesome-12" "") " "))
-    ((#\: n) (L (L 'color "#969696" 'font "FontAwesome-12" "") " "))
-    ((#\! n) (L (L 'color "#a85454" 'font "FontAwesome-12" "") " "))))
+    ((#\# n) (L (L 'color "#ececec" 'font "FontAwesome-10" "") " "))
+    ((#\- n) (L (L 'color "#bfbfbf" 'font "FontAwesome-10" "") " "))
+    ((#\. n) (L (L 'color "#969696" 'font "FontAwesome-10" "") " "))
+    ((#\: n) (L (L 'color "#969696" 'font "FontAwesome-10" "") " "))
+    ((#\! n) (L (L 'color "#a85454" 'font "FontAwesome-10" "") " "))))
 
 (define (tag-list-display tag-list)
   (map tag-display tag-list))
@@ -36,25 +44,34 @@
 
 (text-widget-font "Fantasque Sans Mono-13:bold")
 (text-widget-color "#ededed")
-(text-widget-format string-maybe-pad-left)
-(widget-background-color "#000000")
+(text-widget-format text-maybe-pad-both)
 
 (window
- 'position 'top
+ 'position 'bottom
  'width 1890
- 'margin-top 15
+ 'margin-bottom 15
  'margin-left 15
  'margin-right 15
+ 'background 'inherit
+ (widget:text 'name "taglist"
+              'format (compose string-maybe-pad-left tag-list-formatter)
+              'background-color "#3d3d3d")
+ (widget:spacer 'flex 1)
+ (widget:text 'name "mpd"
+              'format (add-fa-icon "")
+              'background-color "#3d3d3d")
  (widget:spacer 'width 5)
- (widget:text 'name "taglist" 'format tag-list-formatter)
- (widget:spacer 'width 10)
- (widget:text 'name "mpd" 'format (add-fa-icon "") 'flex 1)
- (widget:flags
-  'name "keychain"
-  'font "FontAwesome-10"
-  'flags '(("Unlocked" . "")
-           ("Locked" . ""))
-  'format text-maybe-pad-left)
- (widget:text 'name "email" 'format (add-fa-icon ""))
- (widget:clock)
- (widget:spacer 'width 5))
+ (widget:text 'name "irclist"
+              'background-color "#3d3d3d")
+ (widget:spacer 'width 5)
+ (widget:text 'name "email"
+              'format (compose text-maybe-pad-both (add-fa-icon ""))
+              'background-color "#3d3d3d")
+ (widget:spacer 'width 5)
+ (widget:flags 'name "keychain"
+               'font "FontAwesome-10"
+               'flags '(("Unlocked" . "")
+                        ("Locked" . ""))
+               'background-color "#3d3d3d")
+ (widget:spacer 'width 5)
+ (widget:clock 'background-color "#3d3d3d"))
diff --git a/x11/.xinitrc b/x11/.xinitrc
index 151f552..5a826ad 100755
--- a/x11/.xinitrc
+++ b/x11/.xinitrc
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ kupfer --no-splash &
 mowedline &
 mpc-status-mowedline &
 
+while true; do
+    mowedline-client update "taglist" "$(herbstclient tag_status)" \
+                     2>/dev/null
+    herbstclient --wait tag_changed >/dev/null
+done &
+
 export $(/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=secrets,gpg)
 
 # exec ~/.local/share/quicklisp/local-projects/stumpwm/stumpwm