diff --git a/builder/module_builder.sh b/builder/module_builder.sh
index cfb9097..ff1408f 100644
--- a/builder/module_builder.sh
+++ b/builder/module_builder.sh
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ build_status_module() {
   local text="$4"
 
   if [ "$status_fill" = "icon" ]; then
+    local bg
     local show_icon="#[fg=$thm_bg,bg=$color,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]$icon "
-    local show_text="#[fg=$thm_fg,bg=$thm_gray] $text"
 
     if [ "$status_connect_separator" = "yes" ]; then
-      local show_left_separator="#[fg=$color,bg=$thm_gray,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]$status_left_separator"
-      local show_right_separator="#[fg=$thm_gray,bg=$thm_gray,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]$status_right_separator"
-
+      bg="$thm_gray"
     else
-      local show_left_separator="#[fg=$color,bg=default,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]$status_left_separator"
-      local show_right_separator="#[fg=$thm_gray,bg=default,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]$status_right_separator"
+      bg="default"
     fi
 
+    local show_text="#[fg=$thm_fg,bg=$bg] $text"
+    local show_left_separator="#[fg=$color,bg=$bg,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]$status_left_separator"
+    local show_right_separator="#[fg=$thm_gray,bg=$bg,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]$status_right_separator"
   fi
 
   if [ "$status_fill" = "all" ]; then