diff --git a/bin/vpn_status.sh b/bin/vpn_status.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..671aecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/vpn_status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# checks mullvad status for monitoring in polybar
+
+CONNECTED=$(printf '%s%s' '%{F#0F0}' $(echo -e '\Uf0318')) # green
+DISCONNECTED=$(printf '%s%s' '%{F#F00}' $(echo -e '\Uf0319')) # red
+
+# check that its installed
+if ! command -v mullvad &>/dev/null ; then
+    echo "Seafile not downloaded to device!">&2
+    echo "$DISCONNECTED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# getting vpn status
+VPN_DISCONNECTED=$(mullvad status | grep Disconnected)
+
+if [[ -n "$VPN_DISCONNECTED" ]] ; then
+    # vpn is disconnected
+    echo "$DISCONNECTED"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# connected
+echo "$CONNECTED"
diff --git a/gui/polybar/config.ini b/gui/polybar/config.ini
index d3db9c3..f56977b 100644
--- a/gui/polybar/config.ini
+++ b/gui/polybar/config.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ foreground = #DDD
 primary = #F0C674
 secondary = #8ABEB7
 disabled = #707880
-alert = #A54242
+alert = #A54242S
 
 [section/base-bar]
 ; base bar settings
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ font-0 = Hack Nerd Font:size=10;2
 height = 14pt
 ; modules
 modules-left = xworkspaces weather-thinkpad
-modules-right = battery pulseaudio memory cpu wlan uptime seafile calendar-sync bg-selector date-tp powermenu
+modules-right = battery pulseaudio memory cpu wlan vpn uptime seafile calendar-sync bg-selector date-tp powermenu
 
 [bar/desktop-bar]
 ; desktop bar config
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ height = 24pt
 modules-left = xworkspaces focus-fast spotify spotify-len
 ;modules-left = xworkspaces spotify spotify-len
 modules-center = weather-desktop
-modules-right = pulseaudio memory cpu temperature eth dev-bat packages seafile calendar-sync bg-selector quotes date powermenu
+modules-right = pulseaudio memory cpu temperature eth vpn dev-bat packages seafile calendar-sync bg-selector quotes date powermenu
 
 [bar/work-bar]
 ; desktop bar config
@@ -303,5 +303,11 @@ type = custom/script
 interval = 600
 exec = printf "%s %s\n" `echo -e '\ueb29'`  `pacman -Qu | wc -l`
 
+[module/vpn]
+; custom vpn script
+type = custom/script
+exec = vpn_status.sh
+interval = 30
+
 [settings]
 screenchange-reload = true
diff --git a/meta/configs/scripts.yaml b/meta/configs/scripts.yaml
index 9422c89..40ec5c0 100644
--- a/meta/configs/scripts.yaml
+++ b/meta/configs/scripts.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ~/.local/bin/markdown-preview.sh: bin/markdown-preview.sh
     ~/.local/bin/docker_check: bin/docker_check
     ~/.local/bin/seafile_check: bin/seafile_check
+    ~/.local/bin/vpn_status.sh: bin/vpn_status.sh
     ~/.local/bin/watertracker: src/watertracker/watertracker
     ~/.local/bin/device_battery.sh: src/device-battery/device_battery.sh
     ~/.local/bin/weather: src/weather/weather
diff --git a/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx b/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx
index 8694847..84b72d8 100644
Binary files a/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx and b/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx differ
diff --git a/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx~ b/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx~
index 8236d67..8694847 100644
Binary files a/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx~ and b/passwords/gnupg/pubring.kbx~ differ