diff --git a/bumblebee/engine.py b/bumblebee/engine.py
index 8882c9b..ee94186 100644
--- a/bumblebee/engine.py
+++ b/bumblebee/engine.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class Module(object):
         """Return the widgets to draw for this module"""
         return self._widgets
 
+    def hidden(self):
+        return False
+
     def widget(self, name):
         for widget in self._widgets:
             if widget.name == name:
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py b/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py
index 4bc0e56..30996c0 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
         self._repeat = False
         self._tags = defaultdict(lambda: '')
 
+    def hidden(self):
+        return self._status == None
+
     @scrollable
     def description(self, widget):
         return string.Formatter().vformat(self._fmt, (), self._tags)
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
         try:
             info = bumblebee.util.execute("cmus-remote -Q")
         except RuntimeError:
+            self._status = None
             pass
         self._tags = defaultdict(lambda: '')
         for line in info.split("\n"):
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/spotify.py b/bumblebee/modules/spotify.py
index 7086ba6..9ed47aa 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/spotify.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/spotify.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
     def spotify(self, widget):
         return str(self._song)
 
+    def hidden(self):
+        return str(self._song) == ""
+
     def update(self, widgets):
         try:
             bus = dbus.SessionBus()
diff --git a/bumblebee/output.py b/bumblebee/output.py
index 42d09fd..c7ebbe9 100644
--- a/bumblebee/output.py
+++ b/bumblebee/output.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import bumblebee.store
 def scrollable(func):
     def wrapper(module, widget):
         text = func(module, widget)
+        if not text: return text
         width = widget.get("theme.width", module.parameter("width", 30))
         widget.set("theme.minwidth", "A"*width)
         if len(text) <= width:
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ class Widget(bumblebee.store.Store):
         self.name = name
         self.id = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
+    def get_module(self):
+        return self._module
+
     def link_module(self, module):
         """Set the module that spawned this widget
 
@@ -93,8 +97,7 @@ class I3BarOutput(object):
     def draw(self, widget, module=None, engine=None):
         """Draw a single widget"""
         full_text = widget.full_text()
-        """Don't draw it when we only have an empty text"""
-        if full_text == "":
+        if widget.get_module() and widget.get_module().hidden():
             return
         padding = self._theme.padding(widget)
         prefix = self._theme.prefix(widget, padding)