diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..22a32e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-network
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+case "$(cat /sys/class/net/w*/operstate 2>/dev/null)" in
+  down) printf "no wifi" ;;
+  up)
+    [ -n "$(ip address show dev wlan0 | grep 'inet ')" ] || printf "no ip"
+#      && printf "$icon $(iwgetid -r)" \
+esac
diff --git a/_desktop/qtile/config.py b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
index c97d905..52ad7a1 100644
--- a/_desktop/qtile/config.py
+++ b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
@@ -154,9 +154,11 @@ screens = [
                     update_interval=1,
                     cmd="sb-volume",
                 ),
-                widget.Wlan(
-                    format='',
-                    disconnected_message="<span background='#770000' foreground='#ffffff' line_height='512'>no wifi</span>",
+                widget.GenPollCommand(
+                    background='#770000',
+                    foreground='#ffffff',
+                    update_interval=1,
+                    cmd="sb-network",
                 ),
                 widget.Battery(
                     format='{char} {percent:2.0%}',