diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-status-print b/usr/bin/byobu-status-print
index ebf75bad..d95733c1 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-status-print
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-status-print
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 #    byobu-status-print: concatenate the status cache
+#    - this script must be *extremely* fast
 #
 #    Copyright (C) 2011 Dustin Kirkland
 #
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
index b749fc92..ff28939b 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ set -g terminal-overrides 'xterm*:smcup@:rmcup@'
 set -g default-command /bin/bash
 set -g status-bg black
 set -g status-fg white
-set -g status-interval 10
+set -g status-interval 1
 set -g status-left-length 256
 set -g status-right-length 256
 set -g status-left '#(byobu-status logo)#(byobu-status release)['
-set -g status-right ']#(byobu-status date)#(byobu-status time)'
+set -g status-right ']%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
 set -g message-bg magenta
 set -g message-fg white