diff --git a/shell/tmux/.tmux.conf b/shell/tmux/.tmux.conf
index 1287f15a..e3f36748 100644
--- a/shell/tmux/.tmux.conf
+++ b/shell/tmux/.tmux.conf
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ set -g renumber-windows on  # renumber windows when a window is closed
 # display tmux messages longer
 set -g display-time 1500
 set -g display-panes-time 800
-# redraw status line less frequently
-set -g status-interval 15
-# activity
-set -g monitor-activity on
-set -g visual-activity off
 
 # focus events enabled for terminals that support them
 set -g focus-events on
@@ -186,47 +181,29 @@ if -b 'type -p reattach-to-user-namespace > /dev/null 2>&1' 'bind y run "tmux sa
 
 # -- THEME -------------------------------
 
-# set -g status-justify left
-# set -g status-right-length 100
-# set -g status-left-length 80
-# set -g status-left "#(~/.dotfiles/tmux/conf-status.sh left) "
-# set -g status-right "#(~/.dotfiles/tmux/conf-status.sh right) "
-#
-# set -g window-status-format " #I #W:#T "
-# set -g window-status-current-format " › #W:#T "
-
-## Status bar design
-# status line
-set -g status-bg colour4
-set -g status-fg colour12
+# The statusbar
+#set -g status-position bottom
+#set -g status-justify left
+set -g status-bg default
+set -g status-fg colour15
 set -g status-interval 10
+set -g status-attr dim
+set -g status-left '#{prefix_highlight}'
+set -g status-right "#[bg=colour236] #(echo ${USER})@#(hostname -s) #[bg=colour4]#[fg=colour0] #S "
+#set -g status-right-length 40
+#set -g status-left-length 1
 
-# messaging
-set -g message-fg black
-set -g message-bg yellow
+# The messages
+set -g message-fg colour4
+set -g message-bg colour237
 set -g message-command-fg blue
 set -g message-command-bg black
 
-# window mode
-setw -g mode-bg colour6
-setw -g mode-fg colour0
-
-# window status
-setw -g window-status-current-bg colour0
-setw -g window-status-current-fg colour11
-setw -g window-status-current-attr dim
-setw -g window-status-bg green
-setw -g window-status-fg black
-setw -g window-status-attr reverse
-
-# Info on left (I don't have a session display for now)
-set -g status-left ''
-
 # loud or quiet?
 set-option -g visual-activity off
 set-option -g visual-bell off
 set-option -g visual-silence off
-set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
+set-window-option -g monitor-activity on
 set-option -g bell-action none
 
 # The modes
@@ -236,46 +213,30 @@ setw -g mode-fg colour196
 setw -g mode-bg colour238
 
 # The panes
-set -g pane-border-bg colour235
 set -g pane-border-fg colour238
+# set -g pane-border-bg default
 set -g pane-active-border-fg colour4
-set -g pane-active-border-bg colour235
+# set -g pane-active-border-bg default
 
-# The statusbar
-set -g status-position bottom
-set -g status-fg colour137
-set -g status-bg colour8
-# set -g status-bg colour236
-set -g status-attr dim
-set -g status-left ''
-set -g status-right "#[fg=colour4]#(echo ${USER})#[fg=colour241]@#[fg=colour12]#(hostname) "
-set -g status-right-length 40
-set -g status-left-length 30
-
-# setw -g window-status-current-fg colour9
-setw -g window-status-current-fg colour81
-setw -g window-status-current-bg colour0
+setw -g window-status-current-fg colour232
+setw -g window-status-current-bg colour236
 setw -g window-status-current-attr bold
-setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I#[fg=colour250]:#[fg=colour255]#W#[fg=colour50]#F '
+setw -g window-status-current-format '#[bg=colour4] #I #[bg=colour238]#[fg=colour4] #W '
 
-setw -g window-status-fg colour242
-setw -g window-status-bg colour8
+setw -g window-status-fg colour240
+setw -g window-status-bg default
 setw -g window-status-attr none
-setw -g window-status-format ' #I#[fg=colour237]:#[fg=colour240]#W#[fg=colour240]#F '
+# setw -g window-status-format '#[fg=colour8] #I #[fg=default]#W '
+setw -g window-status-format ' #I #W '
+
+setw -g window-status-activity-bg colour236
+setw -g window-status-activity-fg colour1
+setw -g window-status-activity-attr none
 
 setw -g window-status-bell-attr bold
 setw -g window-status-bell-fg colour255
 setw -g window-status-bell-bg colour1
 
-# The messages
-set -g message-attr bold
-set -g message-fg colour232
-set -g message-bg colour5
-
-
-##
-run-shell "~/.dotfiles-new/shell/tmux/scripts/prefix-highlight.tmux"
-
 # User defined overrides
 if '[ -f ~/.tmux.local.conf ]' 'source ~/.tmux.local.conf'
 
@@ -288,5 +249,8 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-logging'
 
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-prefix-highlight'
 
+set -g @prefix_highlight_fg colour0
+set -g @prefix_highlight_output_suffix ' #[bg=default] '
+
 # Start plugin manager
 run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'