diff --git a/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini b/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini
index a72cd3925..8d50f4303 100644
--- a/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini
+++ b/flexiflow/.config/flexiflow/flexiflow_bar/bar_updates.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-LastUsed=1692531430
+LastUsed=1692532332
 Message='Fully Updated'
diff --git a/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_kernel b/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_kernel
index 41414a1d4..619e72fe8 100755
--- a/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_kernel
+++ b/flexiflow_bar/.local/bin/flexiflow_bar/bar_kernel
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 kernel() {
-    icon=""
+  . $HOME/.config/flexiflow_bar/bar_themes/minimal-mistakes
 
-    kernel=$(uname -r | awk '{print $1}')
+  icon="  "
 
-    printf " %s %s \n" "$icon" "$kernel"
+  kernel=$(uname -r | awk '{print $1}')
+
+  printf " %s %s \n" "^c$Foreground^^b$Cyan^$icon" "^c$Foreground^^b$Cyan_Bright^ $kernel"
 }
 
 kernel