diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 97a9943..17bea8d 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -66,9 +66,13 @@ static const char unknown_str[] = "n/a";
 static const struct arg args[] = {
 	/* function      format             argument */
 	{ datetime,      "%s",              "%F %T" },
-	{ battery_perc,  " %s%%",           "BAT0"},
-	{ battery_state, " %s",             "BAT0"},
-	{ battery_perc,  " | %s%%",         "BAT1"},
-	{ battery_state, " %s",             "BAT1"},
+	{ run_command,   " | ",               NULL},
+	{ battery_perc,  "%s%%",           "BAT0"},
+	{ run_command,   " ",               NULL},
+	{ battery_state, "%s",             "BAT0"},
+	{ run_command,   " | ",               NULL},
+	{ battery_perc,  "%s%%",         "BAT1"},
+	{ run_command,   " ",               NULL},
+	{ battery_state, "%s",             "BAT1"},
 	{ run_command,   " ",               NULL},
 };