diff --git a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
index 3d89241..1d772fe 100644
--- a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ set -g status-style "bg=default, fg=white"
 # customize status bar
 set -g status-right "#{?client_prefix,^*^,} %d/%m %H:%M"
 set -g message-style fg=yellow,blink; set-option -ag message-style bg=default
+set -g status-left-length 30 # character count
 
 # customize windows/sessions selector
 set -wg mode-style "bg=white,fg=black"