diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index abd3a1c..300d7e9 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
 run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
 
 # powerline
+if-shell 'command -v powerline-daemon' 'powerline-daemon -q'
 if-shell 'env "$POWERLINE_CONFIG_COMMAND" tmux setup' '' 'run-shell "powerline-config tmux setup"'
+if-shell 'command -v powerline' 'set -g status-right "#(powerline tmux right)"'
 
 # any other custom local conf
 if '[ -f ~/.tmux.conf.local  ]' 'source ~/.tmux.conf.local'