diff --git a/.config/polybar/config b/.config/polybar/config
index cafbefff..653ab655 100644
--- a/.config/polybar/config
+++ b/.config/polybar/config
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ label = %percentage_used%%
 type = custom/script
 exec = echo `checkupdates | wc -l`
 exec-if = wget -q --spider http://www.startpage.com/ && uname -r | grep -q "ARCH" && [ `checkupdates | wc -l` != 0 ]
+format-foreground = ${res/colors.alert}
 format-prefix = " "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${res/colors.alert}
 interval = 60
 
 [module/volume]