diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index af5674b..b825e63 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ def print_bar():
 
 def create_module_string(pre, prefix, command, post):
         cmd_output = run(command, shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True).stdout.strip()
-        return (pre + padding + prefix + cmd_output + padding + post)
+        if cmd_output != "":
+            return (pre + padding + prefix + cmd_output + padding + post)
+        else:
+            return cmd_output
     
 
 def new_module_thread(alignment, pre, name, prefix, command, post, refresh):
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index c70c923..8956785 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-lemonbar="$(python lemonbar_command.py)"
+lemonbar="lemonbar $(python lemonbar_command.py)"
 
-python modules.py | sh -c "${lemonbar}"
+python main.py | sh -c "${lemonbar}"