diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 48917a6..ece0707 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static const double activeopacity   = 1.0f;     /* Window opacity when it's focu
 static const double inactiveopacity = 0.875f;   /* Window opacity when it's inactive (0 <= opacity <= 1) */
 static       Bool bUseOpacity       = True;     /* Starts with opacity on any unfocused windows */
 static const int user_bh            = 0;        /* 0 means that dwm will calculate bar height, >= 1 means dwm willcalculate bar height, >= 1 means dwm will user_bh as bar height */
+static const int barwidth           = 250;
 static const int focusonwheel       = 0;
 static const int vertpad            = 10;       /* vertical padding of bar */
 static const int sidepad            = 10;       /* horizontal padding of bar */
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 6f5e261..1de5526 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -740,13 +740,6 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 	if (!m->showbar)
 		return;
 
-	/* draw status first so it can be overdrawn by tags later */
-	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-		tw = TEXTW(stext) - lrpad + 2; /* 2px right padding */
-		drw_text(drw, m->ww - tw - 2 * sp, 0, tw, bh, 0, stext, 0);
-	}
-
 	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
 		occ |= c->tags;
 		if (c->isurgent)
@@ -771,7 +764,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 			drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w - 2 * sp, bh, 1, 1);
 	}
-	drw_map(drw, m->barwin, 0, 0, m->ww, bh);
+	drw_map(drw, m->barwin, 0, 0, barwidth, bh);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1933,7 +1926,7 @@ togglebar(const Arg *arg)
 {
 	selmon->showbar = !selmon->showbar;
 	updatebarpos(selmon);
-	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx + sp, selmon->by + vp, selmon->ww - 2 * sp, bh);
+	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx + sp, selmon->by + vp, barwidth, bh);
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
@@ -2069,7 +2062,7 @@ updatebars(void)
 	for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
 		if (m->barwin)
 			continue;
-		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx + sp, m->by + vp, m->ww, bh, 0, depth,
+		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx + sp, m->by + vp, barwidth, bh, 0, depth,
 		                          InputOutput, visual,
 		                          CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixel|CWBorderPixel|CWColormap|CWEventMask, &wa);
  		XDefineCursor(dpy, m->barwin, cursor[CurNormal]->cursor);