diff --git a/bar-functions/dwm_alsa.sh b/bar-functions/dwm_alsa.sh
index d96f73d..c339078 100755
--- a/bar-functions/dwm_alsa.sh
+++ b/bar-functions/dwm_alsa.sh
@@ -7,27 +7,34 @@
 # Dependencies: alsa-utils
 
 dwm_alsa () {
+	STATUS=$(amixer sget Master | tail -n1 | sed -r "s/.*\[(.*)\]/\1/")
     VOL=$(amixer get Master | tail -n1 | sed -r "s/.*\[(.*)%\].*/\1/")
     printf "%s" "$SEP1"
     if [ "$IDENTIFIER" = "unicode" ]; then
-        if [ "$VOL" -eq 0 ]; then
-            printf "🔇"
-        elif [ "$VOL" -gt 0 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 33 ]; then
-            printf "🔈 %s%%" "$VOL"
-        elif [ "$VOL" -gt 33 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 66 ]; then
-            printf "🔉 %s%%" "$VOL"
-        else
-            printf "🔊 %s%%" "$VOL"
-        fi
+    	if [ "$STATUS" = "off" ]; then
+	            printf "🔇"
+    	else
+    		#removed this line becuase it may get confusing
+	        if [ "$VOL" -gt 0 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 33 ]; then
+	            printf "🔈 %s%%" "$VOL"
+	        elif [ "$VOL" -gt 33 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 66 ]; then
+	            printf "🔉 %s%%" "$VOL"
+	        else
+	            printf "🔊 %s%%" "$VOL"
+	        fi
+		fi
     else
-        if [ "$VOL" -eq 0 ]; then
-            printf "MUTE"
-        elif [ "$VOL" -gt 0 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 33 ]; then
-            printf "VOL %s%%" "$VOL"
-        elif [ "$VOL" -gt 33 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 66 ]; then
-            printf "VOL %s%%" "$VOL"
-        else
-            printf "VOL %s%%" "$VOL"
+    	if [ "$STATUS" = "off" ]; then
+    		printf "MUTE"
+    	else
+	        # removed this line because it may get confusing
+	        if [ "$VOL" -gt 0 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 33 ]; then
+	            printf "VOL %s%%" "$VOL"
+	        elif [ "$VOL" -gt 33 ] && [ "$VOL" -le 66 ]; then
+	            printf "VOL %s%%" "$VOL"
+	        else
+	            printf "VOL %s%%" "$VOL"
+        	fi
         fi
     fi
     printf "%s\n" "$SEP2"