diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_temp b/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_temp
index 69bef9bf..bcfd4f4c 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_temp
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_temp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ for i in $MONITORED_TEMP /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*/temp*_input /proc/acpi/ibm/ther
 			t=$(echo "$t" | awk '{printf "%.0f", $1 *9/5 + 32}')
 			unit="F"
 		fi
-		printf "$(color b k Y)%s$(color -)$(color k Y)\260%s$(color -) " "$t" "$unit"
+		printf "$(color b k Y)%s$(color -)$(color k Y)%s$(color -) " "$t" "$unit"
 		break
 	fi
 done
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/mail b/usr/lib/byobu/mail
index 69495ec6..0b470f75 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/mail
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/mail
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-[ -s "$mailfile" ] && printf "$(color w k)[M]$(color -)" || exit 0
+[ -s "$mailfile" ] && printf "$(color w k)[M]$(color -) " || exit 0
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
index e4c2c852..3a1c75b2 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ backtick 116 	7	7		byobu-status processes
 backtick 117 	3	3		byobu-status network
 backtick 118 	9999999	9999999		true
 backtick 119 	17	17		byobu-status wifi_quality
-backtick 120 	9999999	9999999		byobu-status date
+backtick 120 	28793	28793		byobu-status date
 backtick 121 	9999999	9999999		byobu-status time
 backtick 122 	127	127		byobu-status ip_address
 backtick 123 	13	13		byobu-status disk