diff --git a/scripts/status.sh b/scripts/status.sh
index 9fe5e32..58f65ce 100755
--- a/scripts/status.sh
+++ b/scripts/status.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ statustext()
 {
     # Syntax : status <bar name> <data>
     # possible sequences as data: \s[] \R[] \i[]
-    wmfs -c "status default `date`"
+    wmfs -c status "default `date`"
 }
 
 while true;