diff --git a/.config/polybar/config b/.config/polybar/config
index 54165ef2..d889833a 100644
--- a/.config/polybar/config
+++ b/.config/polybar/config
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ exec = ~/.local/bin/polybar_scripts/aur_updates
 format = <label>
 label = %{A1:$TERMINAL -e yay >/dev/null 2>&1 &:}%output%%{A}
 label-underline=#ff0000
-interval = 100
+label-overline=#ff0000
+interval = 1000
 
 [module/battery]
 type = internal/battery
diff --git a/.local/bin/polybar_scripts/aur_updates b/.local/bin/polybar_scripts/aur_updates
index d3491ec6..924fdceb 100755
--- a/.local/bin/polybar_scripts/aur_updates
+++ b/.local/bin/polybar_scripts/aur_updates
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ if ! updates=$(yay -Qum 2> /dev/null | wc -l); then
     updates=0
 fi
 
-if [ "$updates" -gt 0 ]; then
-    echo "[$updates updates]"
+if [ "$updates" -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "$updates update"
+elif [ "$updates" -gt 1 ]; then
+    echo "$updates updates"
 else
     echo ""
 fi