diff --git a/.config/bitbar/chunkwm-ws.1s.sh b/.config/bitbar/chunkwm-ws.1s.sh
index ec72cd9..e5477a3 100755
--- a/.config/bitbar/chunkwm-ws.1s.sh
+++ b/.config/bitbar/chunkwm-ws.1s.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,21 @@ current_desktop=$(chunkc tiling::query --desktop id)
 last_desktop=$(chunkc get _last_active_desktop)
 monitor=$(chunkc tiling::query --monitor-for-desktop $current_desktop)
 desktops=$(chunkc tiling::query --desktops-for-monitor $monitor)
-highlighed=$(awk '{
-  gsub("'${current_desktop}'", "'${TEAL}${current_desktop}${NC}'");
-  gsub("'${last_desktop}'", "'${RED}${last_desktop}${NC}'");
-  print; }' <<< $desktops)
+highlighted=""
+for desktop in $desktops
+do
+	if (( $desktop == $current_desktop ))
+	then
+		highlighted+=" ${TEAL}$desktop${NC}"
+	elif (( $desktop == $last_desktop ))
+	then
+		highlighted+=" ${RED}$desktop${NC}"
+	else
+		highlighted+=" $desktop"
+	fi
+done
 
-echo ${highlighed}
+echo -e ${highlighted}
 echo "---"
 for i in ~/.chunkwm_layouts/*
 do