diff --git a/.config/polybar/config##hostname.pc b/.config/polybar/config##hostname.pc
index 11f8920..76a717c 100644
--- a/.config/polybar/config##hostname.pc
+++ b/.config/polybar/config##hostname.pc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ foreground = #fff
 foreground-alt = #555
 
 [bar/main]
-modules-left =  disk update ovpn nvpn eth
+modules-left =  disk_short checkupd ovpn nvpn eth
 modules-center =  i3
 modules-right = sensors_cpu nvgpu memory date
 
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ click-left = "setsid alacritty -e sh -c 'echo ---UPDATE LIST---; echo; yay -Syy;
 click-right = "setsid alacritty -e sh -c 'echo ---UPDATING---; echo ; yay -Syu --sudoloop; echo ; read -p ---END---'"
 click-middle = "setsid alacritty -e sh -c 'echo ---UPDATING, NOCONFIRM---; echo ; yay -Syu --sudoloop --noconfirm; echo ; read -p ---END---'"
 
+; this module uses the script checkupdates to fetch update count withoud database sync
+[module/checkupd]
+type = custom/script
+interval = 60
+format = upd: <label>
+exec = "echo $(checkupdates>/dev/null | wc -l | awk '$1 ~ /^[[:digit:]]+$/')"
+click-left = "setsid alacritty -e sh -c 'echo ---UPDATE LIST---; echo; checkupdates; echo ; read -p ---END---'"
+click-right = "setsid alacritty -e sh -c 'echo ---UPDATING---; echo ; yay -Syu --sudoloop; echo ; read -p ---END---'"
+click-middle = "setsid alacritty -e sh -c 'echo ---UPDATING, NOCONFIRM---; echo ; yay -Syu --sudoloop --noconfirm; echo ; read -p ---END---'"
+
 [module/quicklaunch]
 type = custom/script
 format = | <label>
@@ -301,6 +311,12 @@ label-full = bat: %percentage%%
 label-charging = bat: %percentage%%
 label-discharging = bat: %percentage%%
 
+[module/disk_short]
+type = custom/script
+format = | disk: <label>
+interval = 10
+exec = echo $(df -h / | tail +2 | awk -F ' ' '{print $3 " / " $2 " (" $5 ")"}' | tr -d 'G')
+
 [module/disk]
 type = internal/fs
 mount-0 = /