diff --git a/nowplaying.sh b/nowplaying.sh
index 146e427..cc202a9 100755
--- a/nowplaying.sh
+++ b/nowplaying.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-status=$( playerctl status )
+s=$( playerctl -f '{{trunc(xesam:artist, 20)}} - {{trunc(xesam:title, 30)}}' metadata )
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo $( playerctl -f '{{trunc(xesam:artist, 20)}} - {{trunc(xesam:title, 30)}}' metadata )
+    echo "$s"
 else
     echo ""
 fi