diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 26d5d8c..3bd4238 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #tmux config file
+#change statusbar
+set -g status-bg colour0
+set -g status-fg white
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg white
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg black
+set-option -g display-panes-colour black
+set-option -g display-panes-active-colour white
 
+#start powerline
 run-shell "powerline-daemon -q"
 source-file "$HOME/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline.conf"
 send-keys C-c
@@ -44,13 +52,5 @@ bind -n C-M-h swap-window -t -1
 #enable aggressive-resize
 setw -g aggressive-resize on
 
-#change statusbar
-# set -g status-bg black
-# set -g status-fg white
-# set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg white
-# set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg black
-# set-option -g display-panes-colour black
-# set-option -g display-panes-active-colour white
-
 #autorename
 setw -g automatic-rename on