diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/battery b/.local/bin/statusbar/battery
index cc01f20..96fcf30 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/battery
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/battery
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ for battery in /sys/class/power_supply/BAT?
 do
 	# Get its remaining capacity and charge status.
 	capacity=$(cat "$battery"/capacity 2>/dev/null)
+	[ "$capacity" -gt 100 ] && exit #do not print misreads
+	[ -z "$capacity" ] && exit	#if battery fails during reading, quit
 	status=$(sed "s/Discharging/🔋/;s/Not charging/🛑/;s/Charging/🔌/;s/Unknown/🔋/;s/Full/⚡/" "$battery"/status)
 
 	# If it is discharging and 25% or less, we will add a ❗ as a warning.
-	 [ "$capacity" -le 25 ] && [ "$status" = "🔋" ] && warn="❗"
-	[ "$capacity" -gt 100 ] && exit #do not print misreads
-	[ -z "$capacity" ] && exit	#if battery fails during reading, quit
+	[ "$capacity" -le 25 ] && [ "$status" = "🔋" ] && warn="❗"
 	printf "%s%s%s%%\n" "$status" "$warn" "$capacity"
 	unset warn
 done | sed 's/ *$//'