diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/spotify-buttons.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/spotify-buttons.py
index 36f126c..95be303 100644
--- a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/spotify-buttons.py
+++ b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/spotify-buttons.py
@@ -5,62 +5,35 @@ import core.module
 import core.widget
 import core.input
 import core.decorators
-"""Displays the current song being played
+"""Displays the current song being played and allows pausing, skipping ahead, and skipping back.
 
 Requires the following library:
     * python-dbus
 
 Parameters:
     * spotify-buttons.format:   Format string (defaults to '{artist} - {title}')
-      Available values are: {album}, {title}, {artist}, {trackNumber}, {playbackStatus}
-    * spotify-buttons.layout:
+      Available values are: {album}, {title}, {artist}, {trackNumber}
 """
 
 class Module(core.module.Module):
     def __init__(self, config, theme):
-        super().__init__(config, theme, core.widget.Widget(self.spotify))
+        super().__init__(config, theme, [])
 
-        self.__layout = self.parameter("layout", "spotify-buttons.prev spotify-buttons.pause spotify-buttons.next")
+        self.__layout = self.parameter("layout", "spotify-buttons.song spotify-buttons.prev spotify-buttons.pause spotify-buttons.next")
 
         self.__song = ""
+        self.__pause = ""
         self.__format = self.parameter("format", "{artist} - {title}")
-        prev_button = self.parameter("previous", "LEFT_CLICK")
-        next_button = self.parameter("next", "RIGHT_CLICK")
-        pause_button = self.parameter("pause", "MIDDLE_CLICK")
 
-        cmd = "dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify \
+        self.__cmd = "dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify \
                 /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player."
 
-        widget_map = {}
-        for widget_name in self.__layout.split():
-            widget = self.add_widget(name = widget_name)
-            if widget_name == "spotify-buttons.prev":
-                widget_map[widget] = {
-                    "button": core.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
-                    "cmd": cmd + "Previous",
-                }
-            elif widget_name == "spotify-buttons.pause":
-                widget_map[widget] = {
-                    "button": core.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
-                    "cmd": cmd + "PlayPause",
-                }
-            elif widget_name == "spotify-buttons.next":
-                widget_map[widget] = {
-                    "button": core.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
-                    "cmd": cmd + "Next",
-                }
-        for widget, callback_options in widget_map.items():
-            core.input.register(widget, **callback_options)
-
-    @core.decorators.scrollable
-    def spotify(self, widget):
-        return self.string_song
-
     def hidden(self):
         return self.string_song == ""
 
     def update(self):
         try:
+            self.clear_widgets()
             bus = dbus.SessionBus()
             spotify = bus.get_object(
                 "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify", "/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2"
@@ -70,17 +43,46 @@ class Module(core.module.Module):
             playback_status = str(
                 spotify_iface.Get("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player", "PlaybackStatus")
             )
+            if playback_status == "Playing":
+                self.__pause = "\u25B6"
+            else:
+                self.__pause = "\u258D\u258D"
             self.__song = self.__format.format(
                 album=str(props.get("xesam:album")),
                 title=str(props.get("xesam:title")),
                 artist=",".join(props.get("xesam:artist")),
                 trackNumber=str(props.get("xesam:trackNumber")),
-                playbackStatus="\u25B6"
-                if playback_status == "Playing"
-                else "\u258D\u258D"
-                if playback_status == "Paused"
-                else "",
             )
+            #this feels like a stupid way to do this but its all i can think of
+            widget_map = {}
+            for widget_name in self.__layout.split():
+                widget = self.add_widget(name = widget_name)
+                if widget_name == "spotify-buttons.prev":
+                    widget_map[widget] = {
+                        "button": core.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+                        "cmd": self.__cmd + "Previous",
+                        }
+                    widget.full_text("\u258F\u25C0")
+                elif widget_name == "spotify-buttons.pause":
+                    widget_map[widget] = {
+                        "button": core.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+                        "cmd": self.__cmd + "PlayPause",
+                        }
+                    widget.full_text(self.__pause)
+                elif widget_name == "spotify-buttons.next":
+                    widget_map[widget] = {
+                        "button": core.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+                        "cmd": self.__cmd + "Next",
+                        }
+                    widget.full_text("\u25B6\u2595")
+                elif widget_name == "spotify-buttons.song":
+                    widget.full_text(self.__song)
+                else:
+                    raise KeyError(
+                        "The spotify-buttons module does not have a {widget_name!r} widget".format(widget_name=widget_name)
+                        )
+            for widget, callback_options in widget_map.items():
+                core.input.register(widget, **callback_options)
 
         except Exception:
             self.__song = ""