diff --git a/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf b/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf
index 422620e..acc90a1 100644
--- a/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf
+++ b/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mode "$mode_system" {
 ## sound-section - DO NOT EDIT if you wish to automatically upgrade Alsa -> Pulseaudio later! ##
 ################################################################################################
 
-exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
+#exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
 #bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec terminal -e 'alsamixer'
 # On my desktop, pulse seems to be loaded by default with a nice of -11 (the lowest of all my processes)
 #exec --no-startup-id pulseaudioi
diff --git a/home/.config/i3/config b/home/.config/i3/config
index 4e18c2b..878a5f3 100644
--- a/home/.config/i3/config
+++ b/home/.config/i3/config
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ mode "$mode_system" {
 ## sound-section - DO NOT EDIT if you wish to automatically upgrade Alsa -> Pulseaudio later! ##
 ################################################################################################
 
-exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
+#exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
 #bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec terminal -e 'alsamixer'
 # On my desktop, pulse seems to be loaded by default with a nice of -11 (the lowest of all my processes)
 #exec --no-startup-id pulseaudioi