diff --git a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
index 4d992e46..8a4e268e 100644
--- a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ window_alert_on_bell no
 #: }}}
 
 #: Tab bar {{{
-tab_bar_style hidden
+tab_bar_style custom
+tab_bar_min_tabs 0
 #: }}}
 
 #: Color scheme {{{
diff --git a/.config/kitty/tab_bar.py b/.config/kitty/tab_bar.py
index 9f995ec5..bc372fb9 100755
--- a/.config/kitty/tab_bar.py
+++ b/.config/kitty/tab_bar.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # from pprint import pprint
 # from kitty.window import CwdRequest
 from kitty.boss import get_boss
-from kitty.fast_data_types import Screen, add_timer, get_options
+from kitty.fast_data_types import Screen, get_options
 from kitty.utils import color_as_int
 from kitty.tab_bar import (
     DrawData,
@@ -11,100 +11,18 @@ from kitty.tab_bar import (
     TabBarData,
     as_rgb,
     draw_attributed_string,
-    draw_title,
 )
 
 opts = get_options()
-text_fg = as_rgb(color_as_int(opts.color15))
-icon_fg = as_rgb(color_as_int(opts.color16))
-icon_bg = as_rgb(color_as_int(opts.color8))
-SEPARATOR_SYMBOL, SOFT_SEPARATOR_SYMBOL = ("", "")
-RIGHT_MARGIN = 0
-REFRESH_TIME = 1
-ICON = "  "
+text_fg = as_rgb(color_as_int(opts.foreground))
+icon_fg = as_rgb(color_as_int(opts.color3))
+bg = as_rgb(color_as_int(opts.color8))
 
 
-def _draw_icon(screen: Screen, index: int) -> int:
-    if index != 1:
-        return 0
-    fg, bg = screen.cursor.fg, screen.cursor.bg
-    screen.cursor.fg = icon_fg
-    screen.cursor.bg = icon_bg
-    screen.draw(ICON)
-    screen.cursor.fg, screen.cursor.bg = fg, bg
-    screen.cursor.x = len(ICON)
-    return screen.cursor.x
-
-
-def _draw_left_status(
-    draw_data: DrawData,
-    screen: Screen,
-    tab: TabBarData,
-    before: int,
-    max_title_length: int,
-    index: int,
-    is_last: bool,
-    extra_data: ExtraData,
-) -> int:
-    if screen.cursor.x >= screen.columns - right_status_length:
-        return screen.cursor.x
-    tab_bg = screen.cursor.bg
-    tab_fg = screen.cursor.fg
-    default_bg = as_rgb(int(draw_data.default_bg))
-    if extra_data.next_tab:
-        next_tab_bg = as_rgb(draw_data.tab_bg(extra_data.next_tab))
-        needs_soft_separator = next_tab_bg == tab_bg
-    else:
-        next_tab_bg = default_bg
-        needs_soft_separator = False
-    if screen.cursor.x <= len(ICON):
-        screen.cursor.x = len(ICON)
-    screen.draw(" ")
-    screen.cursor.bg = tab_bg
-    # if tab.title.rindex(tab.title[-1]) + 1 > 15:
-    #     title = f'{os.path.splitext(tab.title)[0][:14-len(os.path.splitext(tab.title))]}…{os.path.splitext(tab.title)[1]}'
-    #     tab = TabBarData(title, tab.is_active, tab.needs_attention, tab.num_windows, tab.num_window_groups, tab.layout_name, tab.has_activity_since_last_focus, tab.active_fg, tab.active_bg, tab.inactive_fg, tab.inactive_bg)
-    draw_title(draw_data, screen, tab, index)
-    if not needs_soft_separator:
-        screen.draw(" ")
-        screen.cursor.fg = tab_bg
-        screen.cursor.bg = next_tab_bg
-        screen.draw(SEPARATOR_SYMBOL)
-    else:
-        prev_fg = screen.cursor.fg
-        if tab_bg == tab_fg:
-            screen.cursor.fg = default_bg
-        elif tab_bg != default_bg:
-            c1 = draw_data.inactive_bg.contrast(draw_data.default_bg)
-            c2 = draw_data.inactive_bg.contrast(draw_data.inactive_fg)
-            if c1 < c2:
-                screen.cursor.fg = default_bg
-        screen.draw(" " + SOFT_SEPARATOR_SYMBOL)
-        screen.cursor.fg = prev_fg
-    return screen.cursor.x
-
-
-def _draw_right_status(screen: Screen, is_last: bool, cells: list) -> int:
-    if not is_last:
-        return 0
-    draw_attributed_string(Formatter.reset, screen)
-    screen.cursor.x = screen.columns - right_status_length
-    screen.cursor.fg = 0
-    for color, status in cells:
-        screen.cursor.fg = color
-        screen.draw(status)
-    screen.cursor.bg = 0
-    return screen.cursor.x
-
-
-def _redraw_tab_bar(_):
-    tm = get_boss().active_tab_manager
-    if tm is not None:
-        tm.mark_tab_bar_dirty()
-
-
-timer_id = None
-right_status_length = -1
+def draw(screen: Screen, fg: int, bg: int, text: str) -> None:
+    screen.cursor.fg = fg
+    screen.cursor.bg = bg
+    screen.draw(text)
 
 
 def draw_tab(
@@ -117,39 +35,27 @@ def draw_tab(
     is_last: bool,
     extra_data: ExtraData,
 ) -> int:
-    global timer_id
-    global right_status_length
-    if timer_id is None:
-        timer_id = add_timer(_redraw_tab_bar, REFRESH_TIME, True)
+
     active_window = get_boss().active_window_for_cwd
     # active_dir = CwdRequest(active_window)
     active_pid = active_window.child.pid
+
     try:
         with open(f"/tmp/current_venv-{active_pid}", "r") as f:
             env = f.read()
             if env != "":
-                env = f" {env}"
+                env = f"{env}"
+            else:
+                return screen.cursor.x
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        env = ""
-    cells = [(text_fg, env)]
-    right_status_length = RIGHT_MARGIN
-    for cell in cells:
-        right_status_length += len(str(cell[1]))
+        print(f"KITTY TAB BAR ERROR: Can't find /tmp/current_venv for {active_pid}")
+        return screen.cursor.x
+
+    screen.cursor.x = screen.columns - len(str(env)) - 4
+
+    draw(screen, bg, 0, "")
+    draw(screen, 0, bg, " ")
+    draw(screen, icon_fg, bg, "")
+    draw(screen, text_fg, bg, " " + env)
 
-    _draw_icon(screen, index)
-    _draw_left_status(
-        draw_data,
-        screen,
-        tab,
-        before,
-        max_title_length,
-        index,
-        is_last,
-        extra_data,
-    )
-    _draw_right_status(
-        screen,
-        is_last,
-        cells,
-    )
     return screen.cursor.x
diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/autopyenv/autopyenv.zsh b/.config/zsh/plugins/autopyenv/autopyenv.zsh
index a00e871d..cfe80038 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/plugins/autopyenv/autopyenv.zsh
+++ b/.config/zsh/plugins/autopyenv/autopyenv.zsh
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 # vim:set ft=zsh
 PYENV_DIR="${PYENVS_HOME:-$XDG_DATA_HOME}/virtualenv"
 function chpwd_activate(){
-  [[ "$(pwd)" == "/" ]] && return 0
-  for pydir in $(ls $PYENV_DIR); do
-      if [[ "$(pwd | sed -e 's|/|~|g' | cut -c2-)" =~ "^${pydir}$" ]] || [[ "r-$(pwd | sed -e 's|/|~|g' | cut -c2-)" =~ "^${pydir}(_.+)?$" ]]; then
-      if [ "x$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "x$PYENV_DIR/$pydir" ]; then
-        source "$PYENV_DIR/$pydir/bin/activate"
-      fi
-      return
+    [[ "$(pwd)" == "/" ]] && return 0
+    for pydir in $(ls $PYENV_DIR); do
+            if [[ "$(pwd | sed -e 's|/|~|g' | cut -c2-)" =~ "^${pydir}$" ]] || [[ "r-$(pwd | sed -e 's|/|~|g' | cut -c2-)" =~ "^${pydir}(_.+)?$" ]]; then
+            if [ "x$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "x$PYENV_DIR/$pydir" ]; then
+                source "$PYENV_DIR/$pydir/bin/activate"
+            fi
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ "x$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "x" ]; then
+      deactivate
     fi
-  done
-  if [ "x$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "x" ]; then
-    deactivate
-  fi
 }
 
 function venv(){
-  [[ "$(pwd)" == "/" ]] && echo "Cannot create venv at root" && return 1
-  [[ "$(pwd)" != "/" ]] && envdir=$(pwd | sed -e 's|/|~|g' | cut -c2-)
-  [[ "$1" == "-r" ]] && envdir="r-$envdir" # create a venv that will be activated for all subdirectories as well
-  if [ ! -e "$PYENV_DIR/${envdir}" ]; then
-    echo "Creating python venv for ${envdir}.."
-    mkdir "$PYENV_DIR" -p
-    python3 -m venv "$PYENV_DIR/${envdir}"
-    echo "Activating virtual env ${envdir}"
-    source "$PYENV_DIR/${envdir}/bin/activate"
-  else
-    echo "A venv for this path already exists"
-  fi
+    [[ "$(pwd)" == "/" ]] && echo "Cannot create venv at root" && return 1
+    [[ "$(pwd)" != "/" ]] && envdir=$(pwd | sed -e 's|/|~|g' | cut -c2-)
+    [[ "$1" == "-r" ]] && envdir="r-$envdir" # create a venv that will be activated for all subdirectories as well
+    if [ ! -e "$PYENV_DIR/${envdir}" ]; then
+        echo "Creating python venv for ${envdir}.."
+        mkdir "$PYENV_DIR" -p
+        python3 -m venv "$PYENV_DIR/${envdir}"
+        echo "Activating virtual env ${envdir}"
+        source "$PYENV_DIR/${envdir}/bin/activate"
+    else
+        echo "A venv for this path already exists"
+    fi
 }
 
 autoload -U add-zsh-hook