diff --git a/i3.config b/i3.config
index 9a040585..c5208c9b 100644
--- a/i3.config
+++ b/i3.config
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bindsym Mod1+r mode "resize"
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
-	status_line i3status
+	status_command i3status
 }
 
 #######################################################################
diff --git a/i3.config.keycodes b/i3.config.keycodes
index 89811dbb..185e9f04 100644
--- a/i3.config.keycodes
+++ b/i3.config.keycodes
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@ bindcode $mod+27 mode "resize"
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
-	status_line i3status
+	status_command i3status
 }