diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3/template b/srcpkgs/i3/template
index 1e9be71b5a0..545c69f6303 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=i3
 version=4.1
 homepage="http://i3wm.org/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/downloads/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
+revision=1
 short_desc="Improved tiling window manager."
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 license="BSD"
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ subpackages="${pkgname}-devel"
 
 conf_files="/etc/i3/config"
 
+Add_dependency run i3status
+
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build yajl-devel
 Add_dependency build libxcb-devel