diff --git a/modules/gnome/manifests/init.pp b/modules/gnome/manifests/init.pp
index 4afe9f9..d9820ce 100644
--- a/modules/gnome/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/gnome/manifests/init.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ class gnome {
     mode => "0755",
     recurse => remote
   }
+
+  exec { 'show battery percentage':
+    user => "jake",
+    command => '/usr/bin/gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface show-battery-percentage true'
+  }
 }