diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 27fd9ce..b99cc48 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1547,8 +1547,9 @@ setup(void)
 
 	/* do not transform children into zombies when they terminate */
 	sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
-	sa.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDSTOP | SA_NOCLDWAIT | SA_RESTART;
-	sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+	sa.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDSTOP | SA_RESTART;
+	/* IGN -> DFL for cppipe so that waitpid works */
+	sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
 	sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, NULL);
 
 	/* clean up any zombies (inherited from .xinitrc etc) immediately */
@@ -1653,8 +1654,11 @@ spawn(const Arg *arg)
 	if (fork() == 0) {
 		if (dpy)
 			close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
+
+		/* Child starts a new session */
 		setsid();
 
+		/* Don't inherit dwm's sigaction from setup */
 		sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
 		sa.sa_flags = 0;
 		sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
diff --git a/vene.cpp b/vene.cpp
index b6ab113..b5733aa 100644
--- a/vene.cpp
+++ b/vene.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cppipe/commands.hpp>
@@ -17,10 +18,8 @@ char SCREEN_CAPS_DIR[64];
 namespace
 {
 	time_point<system_clock> next_update;
-	void schedule_update()
-	{
-		next_update = system_clock::now() + 100ms;
-	}
+	bool has_child;
+	Proc child;
 }
 
 extern "C"
@@ -62,25 +61,28 @@ extern "C"
 		static string new_stat;
 		new_stat.clear();
 
+		// Net
+		string eth_state;
+		ifstream("/sys/class/net/eth0/operstate") >> eth_state;
+		if(eth_state == "up")
+			new_stat += "🌐 ";
+
+
 		// Volume
 		string amix_out = $(Cmd("amixer", "get", AUDIO_DEV));
-		size_t bracket = amix_out.find('[');
+		size_t vol_bracket = amix_out.find('[');
 
-		if(bracket != string::npos)
+		if(vol_bracket != string::npos)
 		{
 			bool is_muted = amix_out.find("[on]") == string::npos;
 			new_stat += is_muted ? "🔇" : "🔉";
 
-			new_stat += amix_out[bracket+1];
-			if(char second = amix_out[bracket+2]; second != '%')
-				new_stat += second;
-			if(char third = amix_out[bracket+3]; third != '%')
-				new_stat += third;
-
-			new_stat += '%';
+			size_t first_digit = vol_bracket + 1;
+			size_t close_bracket = amix_out.find(']', first_digit);
+			new_stat.append(amix_out, first_digit, close_bracket - first_digit);
 
+			new_stat += ' ';
 		}
-		new_stat += ' ';
 
 		// Time
 		time_t rawtime;
@@ -101,10 +103,19 @@ extern "C"
 	{
 
 		time_point<system_clock> now = system_clock::now();
-		if(now > next_update)
+		if(has_child && check_exited(child))
 		{
-			next_update = now + 5s;
+			// Clean up all zombies
+			while (waitpid(-1, nullptr, WNOHANG) > 0);
+
+			has_child = false;
 			updatestatus();
+			next_update = now + 5s;
+		}
+		else if(now > next_update)
+		{
+			updatestatus();
+			next_update = now + 5s;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -137,25 +148,22 @@ extern "C"
 
 	void vene_inc_vol(const Arg*)
 	{
-		Cmd inc_vol("amixer", "set", AUDIO_DEV, "3%+");
-		inc_vol.detach();
-
-		schedule_update();
+		Cmd inc_vol("amixer", "-q", "set", AUDIO_DEV, "3%+");
+		child = inc_vol.detach();
+		has_child = true;
 	}
 
 	void vene_dec_vol(const Arg*)
 	{
-		Cmd dec_vol("amixer", "set", AUDIO_DEV, "3%-");
-		dec_vol.detach();
-
-		schedule_update();
+		Cmd dec_vol("amixer", "-q", "set", AUDIO_DEV, "3%-");
+		child = dec_vol.detach();
+		has_child = true;
 	}
 
 	void vene_toggle_vol(const Arg*)
 	{
-		Cmd toggle_vol("amixer", "set", AUDIO_DEV, "toggle");
-		toggle_vol.detach();
-
-		schedule_update();
+		Cmd toggle_vol("amixer", "-q", "set", AUDIO_DEV, "toggle");
+		child = toggle_vol.detach();
+		has_child = true;
 	}
 }