diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/appointments b/.local/bin/statusbar/appointments
index 544c92f..f56530c 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/appointments
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/appointments
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ if [ -n "$diff" ]; then
 	else
 		midnight=$(( $(date --date "$(date | sed 's/..:..:../23:59:59/; s/ PM//; s/ AM//')" +%s) + 1 ))
 		if [ $midnight -gt "$time_appointment" ]; then
-			printf '%s %s' "$(date --date "@$time_appointment" +'%H:%M')" "$appointment"
+			if [ ! -f /tmp/nodunst ]; then
+				printf '%s %s' "$(date --date "@$time_appointment" +'%H:%M')" "$appointment"
+			fi
+			printf '\n'
 		fi
 	fi
 else
diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/dunststatus b/.local/bin/statusbar/dunststatus
index f2cb2f5..f666672 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/dunststatus
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/dunststatus
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+APPOINTMENTS_SIGNAL=8
 if [ "$( dunstctl is-paused )" = "true" ]; then
-	printf '🔕'
+	printf '🔕\n'
+	if [ ! -f /tmp/nodunst ]; then
+		touch /tmp/nodunst
+	fi
+else
+	printf '\n'
+	rm -f /tmp/nodunst
 fi
-printf '\n'
+pkill -RTMIN+$APPOINTMENTS_SIGNAL dwmblocks #update appointments after file has been created/deleted