diff --git a/dwm-stat/status.c b/dwm-stat/status.c
index fff87dc..416e0c3 100644
--- a/dwm-stat/status.c
+++ b/dwm-stat/status.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ battery_percentage(void)
 #ifdef CPU_USAGE
 // stat(2) ->
 #define CPU_PROC_BASE
-#define TOTAL "head /proc/stat -n 1 | cut -c 6- | sed 's/ /\\+/g' | bc"
-#define IDLE "head /proc/stat -n 1 | cut -c 6- | awk '{print $4}'"
+#define CPU_TOTAL "head /proc/stat -n 1 | cut -c 6- | sed 's/ /\\+/g' | bc"
+#define CPU_IDLE "head /proc/stat -n 1 | cut -c 6- | awk '{print $4}'"
 static char* 	
 cpu_usage(void)
 {
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ cpu_usage(void)
 	static char buf[SMALL_BUF];
 	unsigned total, idle;
 	// get the total time
-	query_p = popen(TOTAL, "r");
+	query_p = popen(CPU_TOTAL, "r");
 	fgets(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, query_p);
 	total = atoi(buf);
 	pclose(query_p);
 
 	// get the idle time
-	query_p = popen(IDLE, "r");
+	query_p = popen(CPU_IDLE, "r");
 	fgets(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, query_p);
 	idle = atoi(buf);
 	pclose(query_p);
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ main(void)
 			remainder -= written;
 		}
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		printf("%s\n", stat_output);
+#else
 		XSetRoot(stat_output);
+#endif
 		sleep(TIME_DELAY);
 	}
 	return 0;