diff --git a/.config/sxmo/hooks/statusbar b/.config/sxmo/hooks/statusbar
index 20e85ae..5259b72 100755
--- a/.config/sxmo/hooks/statusbar
+++ b/.config/sxmo/hooks/statusbar
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ _volume() {
 	if [ -z "$VOL" ] || [ "$VOL" -eq 0 ]; then
 		printf "%s " "$icon_mut"
 	elif [ "$VOL" -gt 66 ]; then
-		printf "%s " "$icon_spk"
+		printf "%s" "$icon_spk"
 	elif [ "$VOL" -gt 33 ]; then
-		printf "%s " "$icon_spm"
+		printf "%s" "$icon_spm"
 	elif [ "$VOL" -gt 0 ]; then
-		printf "%s " "$icon_spl"
+		printf "%s" "$icon_spl"
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/.prompt b/.prompt
index f268724..e8a3a7a 100644
--- a/.prompt
+++ b/.prompt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# shebang for syntax highlightin purposes
+# shebang for syntax highlighting purposes
 
 __debug_trap() {
 	# Set necessary pre-command variables (PROMPT_COMMAND is a
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ __prompt() {
 	local TIME="${_YLW}$(__get_cmd_time)"
 
 	# Random colored $ or #
-	local RAND256="\[\033[38;2;$RANDOM;$RANDOM;${RANDOM}m\]"
-	local IND="${RAND256}\\$"
+	_RAND256="\[\033[38;2;$RANDOM;$RANDOM;${RANDOM}m\]"
+	local IND="${_RAND256}\\$"
 
 	# Set the prompt
 	PS1="${_NON}${SSH}${SIG}${UHD} ${TIME} ${IND} ${_NON}"