diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index 0ace4db..a209198 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ in
           ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/shred "$TMP_FILE"
           ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/rm "$TMP_FILE"
         '';
+        refresh_i3status = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "refresh_i3status" ''
+          ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/sleep 1 && ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill -USR1 i3status-rs
+        '';
       in
       {
         enable = true;
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ in
           }
           {
             event = "after-resume";
-            command = "${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill -USR2 i3status-rs";
+            command = "${refresh_i3status}/bin/refresh_i3status";
           }
         ];
         timeouts = [