diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 82faa08..9aeb527 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* appearance */
-static const int showbar     = 0; /* 0 means no bar */
-static const int topbar      = 0; /* 0 means bottom bar */
+static const int showbar     = 1; /* 0 means no bar */
+static const int topbar      = 1; /* 0 means bottom bar */
 static const char *fonts[]   = { "monospace:size=10" };
 static uint32_t colors[][3]  = {
 	/*               fg          bg         */