diff --git a/programs/sxmo_screenlock.c b/programs/sxmo_screenlock.c
index e44ac3f..30231de 100644
--- a/programs/sxmo_screenlock.c
+++ b/programs/sxmo_screenlock.c
@@ -257,13 +257,7 @@ syncstate()
 void
 updatestatusbar()
 {
-	pid_t statusbarpid = -1;
-	char buffer[999];
-	// TODO: there's probably a better way..
-	if (fgets(buffer, 999, popen("pgrep -f sxmo_statusbar.sh", "r")) != NULL)
-		statusbarpid = (pid_t) atoi(buffer);
-	if (statusbarpid != -1)
-		kill(statusbarpid, SIGUSR1);
+	system("sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh");
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh
index 710cf58..00b0ac1 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ elif [ "$ARG" = "Earpiece" ]; then
 	amixer set "$EARPIECE" unmute
 fi
 
-pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_statusbar.sh)" | xargs kill -USR1
+sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_timezonechange.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_timezonechange.sh
index 767956d..75e53b3 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_timezonechange.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_timezonechange.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 change() {
 	echo "Changing timezone to $1"
 	sudo setup-timezone -z "$1"
-	pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_statusbar.sh)" | xargs kill -USR1
+	sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh
 	echo Timezone changed ok
 	read -r
 }
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh
index b45682b..7fbef48 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ notify() {
 		xargs printf %.0f
 	)"
 	dunstify -i 0 -u normal -r 998 "♫ $VOL"
-	pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_statusbar.sh)" | xargs kill -USR1
+	sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh
 }
 
 up() {
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
index 6d6d8cc..c0d161d 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fatalerr() {
 	mmcli -m "$(mmcli -L | grep -oE 'Modem\/([0-9]+)' | cut -d'/' -f2)" --voice-hangup-all
 	alsactl --file /usr/share/sxmo/default_alsa_sound.conf restore
 	notify-send "$1"
-	setsid -f sh -c 'sleep 2; pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_statusbar.sh)" | xargs kill -USR1'
+	setsid -f sh -c 'sleep 2; smxo_statusbarupdate.sh'
 	kill -9 0
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ incallsetup() {
 incallmonitor() {
 	CALLID="$1"
 	while true; do
-		pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_statusbar.sh)" | xargs kill -USR1
+		sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh
 		if mmcli -m "$(modem_n)" -K -o "$CALLID" | grep -E "^call.properties.state.+terminated"; then
 			fatalerr "Call with $NUMBER terminated"
 		fi
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh
index 1f15550..711144d 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemdial.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fatalerr() {
 	# E.g. hangup all calls, switch back to default audio, notify user, and die
 	mmcli -m "$(mmcli -L | grep -oE 'Modem\/([0-9]+)' | cut -d'/' -f2)" --voice-hangup-all
 	notify-send "$1"
-	(sleep 0.5; pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_statusbar.sh)" | xargs kill -USR1) &
+	(sleep 0.5; sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh) &
 	kill -9 0
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitortoggle.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitortoggle.sh
index 07b3989..e90f002 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitortoggle.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitortoggle.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ rm /tmp/sxmo_incomingcall
 # E.g. wait until process killed or started -- maybe there's a better way..
 sleep 1
 
-pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_statusbar.sh)" | xargs kill -USR1
+sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh