diff --git a/.config/sway/config b/.config/sway/config
index 7af97ff..7fc5e2f 100644
--- a/.config/sway/config
+++ b/.config/sway/config
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ bar {
 
     # When the status_command prints a new line to stdout, swaybar updates.
     # The default just shows the current date and time.
-    status_command while echo $(print-status); do sleep 1; done
+    status_command while :; do sleep 0.5 & echo $(print-status); wait; done
 
     colors {
         statusline #ffffff