diff --git a/desktop.nix b/desktop.nix
index 8ae8c0a..d57c0fb 100644
--- a/desktop.nix
+++ b/desktop.nix
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ in
       };
       windowManager.i3 = {
         enable = true;
-        configFile = (
-          import ./i3.nix {
+        configFile = "${
+          (import ./i3.nix {
             inherit config;
             inherit pkgs;
-          }
-        );
+          })
+        }";
       };
     };
 
diff --git a/i3.nix b/i3.nix
index 9693b17..76b5e36 100644
--- a/i3.nix
+++ b/i3.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,87 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  i3status-conf = "${pkgs.writeText "i3status-conf" ''
+    # i3status configuration file.
+    # see "man i3status" for documentation.
+
+    # It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
+    # The following line should contain a sharp s:
+    # ß
+    # If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!
+
+    general {
+    	output_format = "i3bar"
+    		colors = true
+    		interval = 5
+    		color_good = "#2AA198"
+    		color_bad = "#586E75"
+    		color_degraded = "#DC322F"
+    }
+
+    order += "battery all"
+    order += "cpu_usage"
+    order += "memory"
+    order += "ethernet _first_"
+    order += "wireless _first_"
+    order += "disk /"
+    order += "tztime local"
+    order += "tztime helsinki"
+
+    cpu_usage {
+    	format = " CPU  %usage "
+    }
+
+    disk "/" {
+    # format = " hdd %avail "
+    	format = " ⛁ %avail "
+    }
+
+    ethernet _first_ {
+    	format_up = " LAN: %ip "
+    		format_down = " No LAN "
+    }
+
+    wireless _first_ {
+    	format_up = " %quality%essid: %ip "
+    		format_down = ""
+    }
+
+    battery all {
+    # format = "%status %percentage %remaining %emptytime"
+    	format = " bat %status %percentage (%remaining left) "
+    		format_down = ""
+    		last_full_capacity = true
+    		integer_battery_capacity = true
+    # status_chr = ""
+    		status_chr = "⚡"
+    # status_bat = "bat"
+    # status_bat = "☉"
+    # status_bat = ""
+    		status_bat = ""
+    # status_unk = "?"
+    		status_unk = ""
+    # status_full = ""
+    		status_full = "☻"
+    		low_threshold = 30
+    		threshold_type = time
+    }
+
+    memory {
+    	format = " RAM %used / %total "
+    		threshold_degraded = "10%"
+    }
+
+    tztime local {
+    	format = " %d.%m. %H:%M "
+    }
+
+    tztime helsinki {
+    	format = " (HEL %H:%M) "
+    		timezone = "Europe/Helsinki"
+    		hide_if_equals_localtime = true
+    }
+  ''}";
+in
 pkgs.writeText "i3-conf" ''
   # Set mod key (Mod1=<Alt>, Mod4=<Super>)
   set $mod Mod4
@@ -199,7 +282,7 @@ pkgs.writeText "i3-conf" ''
   # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status if available)
   bar {
   	i3bar_command i3bar
-  		status_command i3status -c ${./program-config-files/i3status.conf}
+  		status_command i3status -c ${i3status-conf}
   		position bottom
 
   ## please set your primary output first. Example: 'xrandr --output eDP1 --primary'
diff --git a/program-config-files/i3status.conf b/program-config-files/i3status.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bbb2f3..0000000
--- a/program-config-files/i3status.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-# i3status configuration file.
-# see "man i3status" for documentation.
-
-# It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
-# The following line should contain a sharp s:
-# ß
-# If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!
-
-general {
-	output_format = "i3bar"
-		colors = true
-		interval = 5
-		color_good = "#2AA198"
-		color_bad = "#586E75"
-		color_degraded = "#DC322F"
-}
-
-order += "battery all"
-order += "cpu_usage"
-order += "memory"
-order += "ethernet _first_"
-order += "wireless _first_"
-order += "disk /"
-order += "tztime local"
-order += "tztime helsinki"
-
-cpu_usage {
-	format = " CPU  %usage "
-}
-
-disk "/" {
-# format = " hdd %avail "
-	format = " ⛁ %avail "
-}
-
-ethernet _first_ {
-	format_up = " LAN: %ip "
-		format_down = " No LAN "
-}
-
-wireless _first_ {
-	format_up = " %quality%essid: %ip "
-		format_down = ""
-}
-
-battery all {
-# format = "%status %percentage %remaining %emptytime"
-	format = " bat %status %percentage (%remaining left) "
-		format_down = ""
-		last_full_capacity = true
-		integer_battery_capacity = true
-# status_chr = ""
-		status_chr = "⚡"
-# status_bat = "bat"
-# status_bat = "☉"
-# status_bat = ""
-		status_bat = ""
-# status_unk = "?"
-		status_unk = ""
-# status_full = ""
-		status_full = "☻"
-		low_threshold = 30
-		threshold_type = time
-}
-
-memory {
-	format = " RAM %used / %total "
-		threshold_degraded = "10%"
-}
-
-tztime local {
-	format = " %d.%m. %H:%M "
-}
-
-tztime helsinki {
-	format = " (HEL %H:%M) "
-		timezone = "Europe/Helsinki"
-		hide_if_equals_localtime = true
-}