diff --git a/i3/i3/scripts/battery b/i3/i3/scripts/battery
index db8febe..59b9ff8 100755
--- a/i3/i3/scripts/battery
+++ b/i3/i3/scripts/battery
@@ -1,99 +1,96 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# shitty. this is used for both creating a part of the status conkyrc AND for
-# creating nice output if you click on the status bar
-# what i done depends on the first paramter
-
 rundir="$RUNDIR/batwarn"
 logfile="$LOGDIR/batwarn.log"
 
-[[ ! -d "$rundir" ]] && mkdir -p "$rundir"
+_PATH_WARN_1="$rundir/batwarn1"
+_PATH_WARN_2="$rundir/batwarn2"
 
-PATH_WARN_1="$rundir/batwarn1"
-PATH_WARN_2="$rundir/batwarn2"
-
-THRESHOLD1=25
-THRESHOLD2=5
+_THRESHOLD1=25
+_THRESHOLD2=5
 
 acpi_output=$(acpi -b)
+
+log() {
+    printf '%s\n' "[$(date +%FT%T)] $*" >> $logfile
+}
+
+charging() {
+    [[ "$status" == "C" ]]
+}
+
+discharging() {
+    [[ "$status" == "D" ]]
+}
+
+threshold1() {
+    (( $percent <= $_THRESHOLD1 ))
+}
+
+threshold2() {
+    (( $percent <= $_THRESHOLD2 ))
+}
+
+notify_threshold1() {
+    notify-send --icon dialog-warning "Battery below ${_THRESHOLD2}%" --expire-time 0
+}
+
+notify_threshold2() {
+    notify-send --icon dialog-warning "Battery below ${_THRESHOLD1}%" --expire-time 30000
+}
+
 if [[ -n "$acpi_output" ]] ; then
     has_battery=1
-    percent="$(echo "$acpi_output" | grep -oP '\d+(?=%)')"
+    percent="$(printf '%s' "$acpi_output" | grep -oP '\d+(?=%)')"
     if [[ $percent == 100 ]] ; then
-        status="Full"
+        status="F"
     else
-        status="$(echo "$acpi_output" | grep -oP '(?<=: )\w+(?=,)' )"
+        status="$(printf '%s' "$acpi_output" | grep -oP '(?<=: )\w+(?=,)' | cut -c 1 )"
     fi
-    shortstatus="$(echo $status | cut -c 1)"
 else
     has_battery=0
 fi
 
-log() {
-    echo [$(date +%FT%T)] "$*" >> $logfile
-}
-
-charging() {
-    [[ "$shortstatus" == "C" ]]
-}
-
-discharging() {
-    [[ "$shortstatus" == "D" ]]
-}
-
-threshold1() {
-    (( $percent <= $THRESHOLD1 ))
-}
-
-threshold2() {
-    (( $percent <= $THRESHOLD2 ))
-}
-
-short() {
-    if (( has_battery )) ; then
-        if discharging ; then
-            if threshold2 ; then
-                if [[ ! -f "$PATH_WARN_2" ]] ; then
-                    log "battery fell below $THRESHOLD2 percent. issuing warning."
-                    echo > "$PATH_WARN_2"
-                    notify-send --icon dialog-warning "Battery below ${THRESHOLD2}%" --expire-time 0
-                fi
-            elif threshold1 ; then
-                if [[ ! -f "$PATH_WARN_1" ]] ; then
-                    log "battery fell below $THRESHOLD1 percent. issuing warning."
-                    echo > "$PATH_WARN_1"
-                    notify-send --icon dialog-warning "Battery below ${THRESHOLD1}%" --expire-time 30000
-                fi
-            fi
-        fi
-
-        if charging ; then
-            if [[ -f "$PATH_WARN_1" ]] ; then
-                log "charging now. resetting warnings."
-                rm "$PATH_WARN_1"
-            fi
-            [[ -f "$PATH_WARN_2" ]] && rm "$PATH_WARN_2"
-        fi
-
+if (( has_battery )) ; then
+    if discharging ; then
         if threshold2 ; then
-            color="#FF0000" # red
-            urgent=1
+            if [[ ! -f "$_PATH_WARN_2" ]] ; then
+                log "battery fell below $_THRESHOLD2 percent. issuing warning."
+                touch "$_PATH_WARN_2"
+                notify_threshold1
+            fi
         elif threshold1 ; then
-            color="#FFFF00" # yellow
-            urgent=0
-        else
-            color="#FFFFFF" # white
-            urgent=0
+            if [[ ! -f "$_PATH_WARN_1" ]] ; then
+                log "battery fell below $_THRESHOLD1 percent. issuing warning."
+                touch "$_PATH_WARN_1"
+                notify_threshold2
+            fi
         fi
-
-        echo "${shortstatus}  ${percent}%"
-        echo
-        echo $color
-        (( $urgent )) && exit 33
-        exit 0
-    else
-        echo "no battery"
+    elif charging ; then
+        if [[ -f "$_PATH_WARN_1" ]] ; then
+            log "charging now. resetting warnings."
+            rm "$_PATH_WARN_1"
+        fi
+        [[ -f "$_PATH_WARN_2" ]] && rm "$_PATH_WARN_2"
     fi
-}
 
-short
+    if threshold2 ; then
+        color="#FF0000" # red
+        urgent=1
+    elif threshold1 ; then
+        color="#FFFF00" # yellow
+        urgent=0
+    else
+        color="#FFFFFF" # white
+        urgent=0
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s\n' "${status}  ${percent}%"
+    printf '%s\n'
+    printf '%s\n' $color
+    (( $urgent )) && exit 33
+else
+    printf '%s\n' "no battery"
+    printf '%s\n'
+    printf '%s\n' "#FFFFFF"
+fi