diff --git a/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/mail b/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/mail
index 81b00560..98963a00 100755
--- a/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/mail
+++ b/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/mail
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ if [[ ! -f ~/.private/config/email.conf ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-. ~/.private/config/email.conf
+. $HOME/.private/config/email.conf
 . $CWD/../panel-config
 
-ICON_MAIL=""
-
 get_mail() {
     local feed=$(curl -u "$1:$2" --silent https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom)
     if [[ "${feed//\<fullcount\>/}" != "$feed" ]]; then
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ icon="${ICON_MAIL}"
 color="${COLOR_FG}"
 case $num in
     [1-9]*)
-        icon="$icon$num"
+        icon="$icon $num"
         lastnum=$(cat "$mailtmp")
         if [[ $num != $lastnum ]]; then
             echo "$num" > "$mailtmp"
diff --git a/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/updates b/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/updates
index a75086ac..dd6e386f 100755
--- a/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/updates
+++ b/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/updates
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if [ "$num" -gt 0 ]; then
             aplay -N -q /usr/share/sounds/ding.wav
         fi
     fi
-    echo "U%{F${COLOR_2}}$ICON_UPD$num%{F-}"
+    echo "U%{F${COLOR_2}}$ICON_UPD $num%{F-}"
 else
     echo "U%{F${COLOR_DIM}}$ICON_UPD%{F-}"
 fi
diff --git a/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/volume b/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/volume
index 83c719b5..c009e97a 100755
--- a/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/volume
+++ b/os/arch/.config/panel/lemons/volume
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env dash
 
-# I expect all volume adjustments to be done through the volume.sh script (in
-# os/arch/bin), which will inform lemonbar of changes, so we only need to intialize
-# volume once here.
+# I expect all volume adjustments to be done through vol.sh (in os/arch/bin), which will
+# inform lemonbar of changes, so we only need to intialize volume once here.
 
 . $(dirname $0)/../panel-config
 
@@ -11,10 +10,9 @@ vol=0
 if echo "$data" | grep '\[on\]' >/dev/null; then
     vol=$(echo "$data" | sed -n 's/^.*\[\([0-9]\+\)%.*$/\1/p' | uniq)
     case $vol in
-        0)  echo "V${ICON_MUTED}"
-            ;;
-        *)  echo "V${ICON_SPEAKER}"
-            ;;
+        0)                echo "V${ICON_MUTED}  " ;;
+        [1-7]|[1-7][0-9]) echo "V${ICON_SPEAKER_LOW} " ;;
+        *)                echo "V${ICON_SPEAKER}" ;;
     esac
 else
     echo "V%{F${COLOR_DIM}}${ICON_MUTED}%{F-}"