diff --git a/bin/battery_state b/bin/battery_state
index 02652b0c..6be45a19 100755
--- a/bin/battery_state
+++ b/bin/battery_state
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ for bat in $BATS; do
    
    rem=$(search "$statefile" "remaining capacity: *\(.*\) m[AW]h")
    if [ "$rem" -lt "$low" ]; then
-      alert="! "
+      alert="\005{=b .r}! "
    elif [ "$rem" -lt "$warn" ]; then
-      alert="/!\ "
+      alert="\005{= .y}/!\ "
    else
       alert=""
    fi