diff --git a/config/awesome/noodle/battery_bar.lua b/config/awesome/noodle/battery_bar.lua
index 352f6bb..c9ef513 100644
--- a/config/awesome/noodle/battery_bar.lua
+++ b/config/awesome/noodle/battery_bar.lua
@@ -29,17 +29,16 @@ local battery_bar = wibox.widget{
 }
 
 local function update_widget(bat)
-  battery_bar.value = bat
+  battery_bar.value = tonumber(bat)
 end
 
 local bat_script = [[
-  bash -c '
-  upower -i $(upower -e | grep BAT) | grep percentage
-  ']]
+  bash -c "
+  upower -i $(upower -e | grep BAT) | grep percentage | awk '{print $2}'
+  "]]
 
 awful.widget.watch(bat_script, update_interval, function(widget, stdout)
-                     local bat = stdout:match(':%s*(.*)..')
-                     -- bat = string.gsub(bat, '^%s*(.-)%s*$', '%1')
+                     local bat = stdout:gsub("%%", "")
                      update_widget(bat)
 end)
 
diff --git a/config/awesome/noodle/temperature_bar.lua b/config/awesome/noodle/temperature_bar.lua
index 638e665..6b87e03 100644
--- a/config/awesome/noodle/temperature_bar.lua
+++ b/config/awesome/noodle/temperature_bar.lua
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ local temperature_bar = wibox.widget{
 }
 
 local function update_widget(temp)
-  temperature_bar.value = temp
+  temperature_bar.value = tonumber(temp)
 end
 
 local temp_script = [[
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ local temp_script = [[
 
 awful.widget.watch(temp_script, update_interval, function(widget, stdout)
                      local temp = stdout
-                     temp = string.gsub(temp, '^%s*(.-)%s*$', '%1')
                      update_widget(temp)
 end)
 
diff --git a/config/awesome/noodle/volume_bar.lua b/config/awesome/noodle/volume_bar.lua
index 53f9741..d745453 100644
--- a/config/awesome/noodle/volume_bar.lua
+++ b/config/awesome/noodle/volume_bar.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ local awful = require("awful")
 local gears = require("gears")
 local wibox = require("wibox")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
+-- local xresources = require("beautiful.xresources")
+-- local xrdb = xresources.get_current_theme()
 
 -- Set colors
 local active_color = beautiful.volume_bar_active_color or "#5AA3CC"
@@ -46,18 +48,13 @@ local function update_widget()
         fill_color = active_color
         bg_color = active_background_color
       end
-      volume_bar.value = volume
+      volume_bar.value = tonumber(volume)
       volume_bar.color = fill_color
       volume_bar.background_color = bg_color
     end
   )
 end
 
--- Signals
--- volume_bar:connect_signal("mouse::enter", function ()
---     update_widget()
--- end)
-
 update_widget()
 
 -- Sleeps until pactl detects an event (volume up/down/toggle mute)