vicious.register(volwidget, vicious.contrib.pulse,
     function (widget, args) 
         return "<b>("..math.floor(args[1]).."%)</b> "
-    end, 2, "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo")
+    end, 10, "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo")
 volwidget:buttons(awful.util.table.join( awful.button({ }, 1, function () awful.util.spawn("pavucontrol") end), -- FIXME replace pavucontrol with something else
-      awful.button({ }, 2, function () vicious.contrib.pulse.toggle("alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo") end),
-      awful.button({ }, 4, function () vicious.contrib.pulse.add( 5,"alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo") end),
-      awful.button({ }, 5, function () vicious.contrib.pulse.add(-5,"alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo") end)
+      awful.button({ }, 2, function () vicious.contrib.pulse.toggle("alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo"); vicious.force({volwidget}) end),
+      awful.button({ }, 4, function () vicious.contrib.pulse.add( 5,"alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo"); vicious.force({volwidget}) end),
+      awful.button({ }, 5, function () vicious.contrib.pulse.add(-5,"alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo"); vicious.force({volwidget}) end)
       ))
 --}}}