diff --git a/bumblebee/config.py b/bumblebee/config.py
index 4d45ab7..501393d 100644
--- a/bumblebee/config.py
+++ b/bumblebee/config.py
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ class print_usage(argparse.Action):
 
     def print_modules(self):
         for m in bumblebee.module.modules():
-            print textwrap.fill("{}: {}".format(m.name(), m.description()),
-                80, initial_indent=self._indent*2, subsequent_indent=self._indent*3)
-            print "{}Parameters:".format(self._indent*2)
+            print(textwrap.fill("{}: {}".format(m.name(), m.description()),
+                80, initial_indent=self._indent*2, subsequent_indent=self._indent*3))
+            print("{}Parameters:".format(self._indent*2))
             for p in m.parameters():
-                print textwrap.fill("* {}".format(p),
-                    80, initial_indent=self._indent*3, subsequent_indent=self._indent*4)
-            print ""
+                print(textwrap.fill("* {}".format(p),
+                    80, initial_indent=self._indent*3, subsequent_indent=self._indent*4))
+            print("")
 
 class ModuleConfig(object):
     def __init__(self, config, prefix):
diff --git a/bumblebee/module.py b/bumblebee/module.py
index c842590..6152777 100644
--- a/bumblebee/module.py
+++ b/bumblebee/module.py
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ class Module(object):
         return "default"
 
     def instance(self, widget=None):
-        return self.__module__.split(".")[-1]
+        return self._alias if self._alias else self.__module__.split(".")[-1]
 
 # vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/dnf.py b/bumblebee/modules/dnf.py
index 8ccb7c4..c68d009 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/dnf.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/dnf.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def get_dnf_info(obj):
         bugfixes = 0
         enhancements = 0
         other = 0
-        for line in res.split("\n"):
+        for line in res.decode().split("\n"):
             if not line.startswith(" "): continue
             elif "ecurity" in line:
                 for s in str.split(line):
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/nic.py b/bumblebee/modules/nic.py
index fb954ea..cfb7fa4 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/nic.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/nic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import pyroute2
 import netifaces
 import bumblebee.module
 
@@ -39,14 +38,9 @@ class Module(bumblebee.module.Module):
         return result
 
     def _iswlan(self, intf):
-        iw = pyroute2.IW()
-        ip = pyroute2.IPRoute()
-        idx = ip.link_lookup(ifname=intf)[0]
-        try:
-            iw.get_interface_by_ifindex(idx)
-            return True
-        except Exception as e:
-            return False
+        # wifi, wlan, wlp, seems to work for me
+        if intf.startswith("w"): return True
+        return False
 
     def _istunnel(self, intf):
         return intf.startswith("tun")
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/pulseaudio.py b/bumblebee/modules/pulseaudio.py
index 8121dfc..a8cda45 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/pulseaudio.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/pulseaudio.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Module(bumblebee.module.Module):
         res = subprocess.check_output(shlex.split("pactl info"))
         channel = "sinks" if self._module == "pasink" else "sources"
         name = None
-        for line in res.split("\n"):
+        for line in res.decode().split("\n"):
             if line.startswith("Default Sink: ") and channel == "sinks":
                 name = line[14:]
             if line.startswith("Default Source: ") and channel == "sources":
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Module(bumblebee.module.Module):
         res = subprocess.check_output(shlex.split("pactl list {}".format(channel)))
 
         found = False
-        for line in res.split("\n"):
+        for line in res.decode().split("\n"):
             if "Name:" in line and found == True:
                 break
             if name in line:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Module(bumblebee.module.Module):
                     self._left = m.group(1)
                     self._right = m.group(2)
         result = ""
-        if self._mono > 0:
+        if int(self._mono) > 0:
             result = "{}%".format(self._mono)
         elif self._left == self._right:
             result = "{}%".format(self._left)
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/time.py b/bumblebee/modules/time.py
index 8f16753..4a19649 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/time.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/time.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Module(bumblebee.module.Module):
 
         module = self.__module__.split(".")[-1]
 
-        self._fmt = self._config.parameter("format", default_format(module_format(module)))
+        self._fmt = self._config.parameter("format", default_format(module))
 
     def widgets(self):
         return bumblebee.output.Widget(self, datetime.datetime.now().strftime(self._fmt))
diff --git a/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py b/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py
index 0d83e7a..ac72855 100644
--- a/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py
+++ b/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Output(bumblebee.output.Output):
         self._thread.start()
 
     def start(self):
-        print json.dumps({ "version": 1, "click_events": True }) + "["
+        print(json.dumps({ "version": 1, "click_events": True }) + "[")
 
     def _draw(self, widgets, theme):
         for widget in widgets: