diff --git a/.conkyrc b/.conkyrc
index 6657cbe2ebca5fb48cb2e0bd6964adaef0e90f66..e60721c75b683274c4271fed8240b53702c55996 100644
--- a/.conkyrc
+++ b/.conkyrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 conky.config = {
+	update_interval = 2,
 	alignment = 'top_right',
 	background = true,
 	double_buffer = true,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ CPU Temp${alignr} ${exec sensors | grep 'Package id 0:' | awk '{print $4}' | sed 's/+//'}
 GPU Temp${alignr} ${exec nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader}°C
 Audio Sink${alignr}${exec pats -l}
 Volume${alignr}${exec amixer get Master | awk -F'[][]' '/Left:/ { print $2; exit }'}
-Microphone${alignr}${eval ${execi 5 bash -c 'source ~/.shenanigans.sh; mic_status'}}
+Microphone${alignr}${if_match ${execi 5 bash -c 'source ~/.shenanigans.sh; mic_status'} == 1}${color}active${else}${color orange}muted${endif}${color}
 
 CPU Usage${alignr} $cpu%
 ${cpugraph}
diff --git a/.shenanigans.sh b/.shenanigans.sh
index 5f4209995bf64f6acb7810978c93580f0592eba6..992f799f00442533745841ea7a1433c0b15c7178 100755
--- a/.shenanigans.sh
+++ b/.shenanigans.sh
@@ -85,9 +85,5 @@ 	ffmpeg -f x11grab -s 3840x2560 -i :0.0 -r 60 -vcodec h264_nvenc -preset fast ~/Videos/$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S).mp4
 }
 
 mic_status() {
-	if pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | grep -q "no"; then
-		echo "\${color green}active\${color}"
-	else
-		echo "\${color orange}muted\${color}"
-	fi
+	pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | grep -q "no" && echo 1 || echo 0;
 }