diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
index 41b6723..80f431b 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
@@ -1,39 +1,44 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 pgrep -f sxmo_statusbar.sh | grep -v $$ | xargs kill -9
 
-sleep 1
 UPDATEFILE=/tmp/sxmo_bar
 touch $UPDATEFILE
 
+update() {
+  # M symbol if modem monitoring is on & modem present
+  MODEMMON=""
+  pgrep -f sxmo_modemmonitor.sh && MODEMMON="M "
+
+  # Battery pct
+  PCT=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/*-battery/capacity)
+  BATSTATUS=$(
+    cat /sys/class/power_supply/*-battery/status |
+    cut -c1
+  )
+
+  # Volume
+  AUDIODEV="$(sxmo_audiocurrentdevice.sh)"
+  [[ $AUDIODEV == "None" ]] && VOL="" || VOL=$(echo "$AUDIODEV" | cut -c1 | tr L S)"$(
+      amixer sget "$AUDIODEV" |
+      grep -oE '([0-9]+)%' |
+      tr -d ' %' |
+      awk '{ s += $1; c++ } END { print s/c }'  |
+      xargs printf %.0f
+  )"
+
+  # Time
+  TIME=$(date +%R)
+
+  BAR=" ${MODEMMON}${VOL} ${BATSTATUS}${PCT}% ${TIME}"
+  xsetroot -name "$BAR"
+}
+
+# E.g. on first boot justs to make sure the bar comes in quickly
+update && sleep 1 && update && sleep 1 && update
+
 while :
 do
-        # M symbol if modem monitoring is on & modem present
-        MODEMMON=""
-        pgrep -f sxmo_modemmonitor.sh && MODEMMON="M "
-
-        # Battery pct
-        PCT=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/*-battery/capacity)
-        BATSTATUS=$(
-                cat /sys/class/power_supply/*-battery/status |
-                cut -c1
-        )
-
-        # Volume
-        AUDIODEV="$(sxmo_audiocurrentdevice.sh)"
-        [[ $AUDIODEV == "None" ]] && VOL="" || VOL=$(echo "$AUDIODEV" | cut -c1 | tr L S)"$(
-                amixer sget "$AUDIODEV" |
-                grep -oE '([0-9]+)%' |
-                tr -d ' %' |
-                awk '{ s += $1; c++ } END { print s/c }'  |
-                xargs printf %.0f
-        )"
-
-        # Time
-        TIME=$(date +%R)
-
-        BAR=" ${MODEMMON}${VOL} ${BATSTATUS}${PCT}% ${TIME}"
-        xsetroot -name "$BAR"
-
-        inotifywait -e MODIFY $UPDATEFILE & sleep 30 & wait -n
-        pgrep -P $$ | xargs kill -9
+  update
+  inotifywait -e MODIFY $UPDATEFILE & sleep 30 & wait -n
+  pgrep -P $$ | xargs kill -9
 done