diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0789a372..8d5c39dd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ func makeWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, widgetName string) w
 		settings := spotifyweb.NewSettingsFromYAML(wtf.Config)
 		widget = spotifyweb.NewWidget(app, pages, settings)
 	case "status":
-		widget = status.NewWidget(app)
+		settings := status.NewSettingsFromYAML(wtf.Config)
+		widget = status.NewWidget(app, settings)
 	case "system":
 		widget = system.NewWidget(app, date, version)
 	case "textfile":
diff --git a/modules/status/settings.go b/modules/status/settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b320f12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/status/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package status
+
+import (
+	"github.com/olebedev/config"
+	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/cfg"
+)
+
+type Settings struct {
+	common *cfg.Common
+}
+
+func NewSettingsFromYAML(ymlConfig *config.Config) *Settings {
+	settings := Settings{
+		common: cfg.NewCommonSettingsFromYAML(ymlConfig),
+	}
+
+	return &settings
+}
diff --git a/modules/status/widget.go b/modules/status/widget.go
index 9af4c26b..81f256d2 100644
--- a/modules/status/widget.go
+++ b/modules/status/widget.go
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
 	CurrentIcon int
+	settings    *Settings
 }
 
-func NewWidget(app *tview.Application) *Widget {
+func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
-		TextWidget:  wtf.NewTextWidget(app, "Status", "status", false),
+		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(app, "Status", "status", false),
+
 		CurrentIcon: 0,
+		settings:    settings,
 	}
 
 	return &widget