diff --git a/scripts/battery_status.sh b/scripts/battery_status.sh
index 8ad47a1..26f30d6 100755
--- a/scripts/battery_status.sh
+++ b/scripts/battery_status.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #check for acpi
 if command -v acpi &> /dev/null; then
-    bat=$(acpi -b)
+    bat="$(acpi -b)"
     spd-say -P important -Cw "$bat"
 else
     find /sys/class/power_supply -type l -exec bash -c '
-    for i ; do
-        if [[ -e "$i/capacity" ]]; then
-            bat="${i##*/}"
-            bat="${bat//BAT/Battery }"
-            bat="${bat}: $(cat "${i}/capacity") percent"
-            spd-say -P important -Cw "$bat"
-        fi
-    done
-' _ {} \;
-fi  
+        for i ; do
+            if [[ -e "$i/capacity" ]]; then
+                bat="${i##*/}"
+                bat="${bat//BAT/Battery }"
+                bat="${bat}: $( { cat "${i}/status";echo -n ", "; cat "${i}/capacity"; } | tr -d \\n) percent."
+                spd-say -P important -Cw "$bat"
+            fi
+        done
+    ' _ {} \;
+fi