diff --git a/modules/i3/files/i3.conf b/modules/i3/files/i3.conf
index 6c3428c..2cb04ea 100644
--- a/modules/i3/files/i3.conf
+++ b/modules/i3/files/i3.conf
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 exec dex -as ~/.config/autostart
 
 bar {
-        status_command i3status
+        status_command i3blocks
 }
diff --git a/modules/i3/files/i3blocks.conf b/modules/i3/files/i3blocks.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c932482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/i3/files/i3blocks.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+command=/usr/lib/i3blocks/$BLOCK_NAME
+separator_block_width=15
+markup=none
+
+[cpu_usage]
+label=CPU
+interval=2
+
+[memory]
+label=MEM
+separator=false
+interval=2
+
+[volume]
+label=VOL
+instance=Master
+interval=1
+
+[iface]
+interval=10
+separator=false
+
+[wifi]
+interval=10
+separator=false
+
+[battery]
+label=BAT
+interval=5
+
+[time]
+command=date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+interval=1
diff --git a/modules/i3/manifests/init.pp b/modules/i3/manifests/init.pp
index 63aa453..78575ee 100644
--- a/modules/i3/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/i3/manifests/init.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ class i3 {
     mode => "0644",
     source => 'puppet:///modules/i3/i3.conf'
   }
+
+  file { "i3blocks config":
+    path => '/home/jake/.i3blocks.conf',
+    ensure => file,
+    mode => "0644",
+    source => 'puppet:///modules/i3/i3blocks.conf'
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/yaourt/manifests/packages.pp b/modules/yaourt/manifests/packages.pp
index 3ca2bd2..a851250 100644
--- a/modules/yaourt/manifests/packages.pp
+++ b/modules/yaourt/manifests/packages.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class yaourt::packages () {
   package {[
+    'acpi',
     'advanced-ssh-config',
     'android-sdk',
     'arduino',
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class yaourt::packages () {
     'hexchat',
     'hipchat',
     'htop',
-    'i3blocks',
+    'i3blocks-gaps-git',
     'i3lock',
     'i3status',
     'i3lock-wrapper',
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class yaourt::packages () {
     'spotify',
     'steam',
     'sublime-text-dev',
+    'sysstat',
     'terminator',
     'thefuck',
     'thunderbird',