diff --git a/modules/hm/polybar.nix b/modules/hm/polybar.nix
index 8ab02ca..49a0999 100644
--- a/modules/hm/polybar.nix
+++ b/modules/hm/polybar.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ let
   '';
   keyboardStatus = pkgs.writeShellScript "keyboardStatus" ''
     PATH=$PATH:"${lib.makeBinPath [ pkgs.coreutils ]}"
-    if [[ `cat ~/.local/share/keyboard-switch.state` == "disabled" ]]; then echo 󰌐; else echo 󰌌; fi
+    STATE=~/.local/share/keyboard-switch.state
+    touch $STATE
+    if [[ `cat $STATE` == "disabled" ]]; then echo 󰌐; else echo 󰌌; fi
   '';
   keyboardToggle = pkgs.writeShellScript "keyboardToggle" ''
     PATH=$PATH:"${lib.makeBinPath [ pkgs.keyboard-switch ]}"