diff --git a/user/wm/xmonad/xmobar-st-check.sh.mustache b/user/wm/xmonad/xmobar-st-check.sh.mustache
index 7423c264..4e09949c 100644
--- a/user/wm/xmonad/xmobar-st-check.sh.mustache
+++ b/user/wm/xmonad/xmobar-st-check.sh.mustache
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 while true
   do
-    curl localhost:8384 &> /dev/null || echo '<fc=#{{base08-hex}}>❄ st off</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
-    curl localhost:8384 &> /dev/null && echo '<fc=#{{base0E-hex}}>↺ st on</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
+    curl localhost:8384 -m 1 &> /dev/null || echo '<fc=#{{base08-hex}}>❄ st off</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
+    curl localhost:8384 -m 1 &> /dev/null && echo '<fc=#{{base0E-hex}}>↺ st on</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
     sleep 5;
   done
diff --git a/user/wm/xmonad/xmonad.org b/user/wm/xmonad/xmonad.org
index f18f35e3..00fc3e6f 100644
--- a/user/wm/xmonad/xmonad.org
+++ b/user/wm/xmonad/xmonad.org
@@ -770,8 +770,8 @@ Config { font = "Inconsolata 16"
 #!/bin/sh
 while true
   do
-    curl localhost:8384 &> /dev/null || echo '<fc=#{{base08-hex}}>❄ st off</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
-    curl localhost:8384 &> /dev/null && echo '<fc=#{{base0E-hex}}>↺ st on</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
+    curl localhost:8384 -m 1 &> /dev/null || echo '<fc=#{{base08-hex}}>❄ st off</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
+    curl localhost:8384 -m 1 &> /dev/null && echo '<fc=#{{base0E-hex}}>↺ st on</fc>' > ~/.st-status;
     sleep 5;
   done
 #+END_SRC