diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index 7facc40..76db044 100644
--- a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ color-schemes:
       focused_match:
         foreground: CellForeground
         background: "#3E4451" # (manually extracted via color picker)
-      bar:
-        background: "#1B1D23" # (manually extracted via color picker)
-        foreground: "#abb2bf" # syntax-fg
+    footer_bar:
+      background: "#1B1D23" # (manually extracted via color picker)
+      foreground: "#abb2bf" # syntax-fg
     selection:
       text: CellForeground
       background: "#3e4451" # syntax-selection-color
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ color-schemes:
       focused_match:
         foreground: CellForeground
         background: "#e5e5e6" # (manually extracted via color picker)
-      bar:
-        background: "#ffffff" # (manually extracted via color picker)
-        foreground: "#383a42" # syntax-fg
+    footer_bar:
+      background: "#ffffff" # (manually extracted via color picker)
+      foreground: "#383a42" # syntax-fg
     selection:
       text: CellForeground
       background: "#e5e5e6" # syntax-selection-color
diff --git a/.config/waybar/config b/.config/waybar/config
index 7525e59..5545f02 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/.config/waybar/config
@@ -1,50 +1,20 @@
 {
     "layer": "top",
     "position": "top",
-    "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode", "custom/right-arrow-dark"],
+    "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
     "modules-center": [
-        "custom/left-arrow-dark",
         "clock#1",
-        "custom/left-arrow-light",
-        "custom/left-arrow-dark",
-        "clock#2",
-        "custom/right-arrow-dark",
-        "custom/right-arrow-light",
         "clock#3",
-        "custom/right-arrow-dark"
+        "clock#2"
     ],
     "modules-right": [
-        "custom/left-arrow-dark",
         "disk",
-        "custom/left-arrow-light",
-        "custom/left-arrow-dark",
         "pulseaudio",
-        "custom/left-arrow-light",
-        "custom/left-arrow-dark",
         "battery",
-        "custom/left-arrow-light",
-        "custom/left-arrow-dark",
         "idle_inhibitor",
         "tray"
     ],
 
-    "custom/left-arrow-dark": {
-        "format": "",
-        "tooltip": false
-    },
-    "custom/left-arrow-light": {
-        "format": "",
-        "tooltip": false
-    },
-    "custom/right-arrow-dark": {
-        "format": "",
-        "tooltip": false
-    },
-    "custom/right-arrow-light": {
-        "format": "",
-        "tooltip": false
-    },
-
     "sway/workspaces": {
         "disable-scroll": true,
         "all-outputs": false,
diff --git a/.config/waybar/style.css b/.config/waybar/style.css
index 4a62f68..668cef0 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -7,19 +7,8 @@
 }
 
 window#waybar {
-    background: #383C4A;
-    color: #D3DAE3;
-}
-
-#custom-right-arrow-dark,
-#custom-left-arrow-dark {
-    color: #2F343F;
-}
-
-#custom-right-arrow-light,
-#custom-left-arrow-light {
-    color: #383C4A;
     background: #2F343F;
+    color: #D3DAE3;
 }
 
 #clock,
@@ -27,24 +16,22 @@ window#waybar {
 #pulseaudio,
 #battery,
 #tray {
-    padding: 0 10px;
-    background: #2F343F;
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    color: #D3DAE3;
 }
 
 #workspaces {
     padding: 0 5px;
-    background: #2F343F;
 }
 
 #mode {
     color: #4DADD4;
-    padding-right: 10px;
-    background: #2F343F;
+    padding: 0 5px;
 }
 
 #idle_inhibitor {
-    padding-left: 10px;
-    background: #2F343F;
+    color: #D3DAE3;
+    padding: 0 5px;
 }
 
 #workspaces button {
@@ -74,3 +61,27 @@ window#waybar {
 #battery.critical {
     color: #FC4138;
 }
+
+/* temporary fix */
+button {
+    border: none;
+}
+
+label:disabled,
+button:disabled {
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+button:hover {
+    background: inherit;
+}
+
+/* temporary fix */
+button {
+    border: none;
+}
+
+label:disabled,
+button:disabled {
+    color: inherit;
+}