diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index e3ca1f2..1c1d817 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static const Block blocks[] = {
 };
 
 //sets delimeter between status commands. NULL character ('\0') means no delimeter.
-static char delim = ' ';
+static char delim = '|';
 
 // Have dwmblocks automatically recompile and run when you edit this file in
 // vim with the following line in your vimrc/init.vim: