diff --git a/srcpkgs/slstatus/files/config.h b/srcpkgs/slstatus/files/config.h
index b10586912e5..55fb8a92dbe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/slstatus/files/config.h
+++ b/srcpkgs/slstatus/files/config.h
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 
+/* interval between updates (in ms) */
+static const int interval = 1000;
+
+/* maximum output string length */
+#define MAXLEN 2048
+
 /* alsa sound */
 #define ALSA_CHANNEL    "Master"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/slstatus/template b/srcpkgs/slstatus/template
index 1447296d8c0..f20d8d3750d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/slstatus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/slstatus/template
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'slstatus'
 pkgname=slstatus
-version=2.0
+version=20180106
 revision=1
+_commit=8bfe4b2e280e4d4b9762d3a93c4ec94c2fc9d754
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${_commit}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 short_desc="Suckless status monitor for dwm"
 maintainer="Dom H. <dom@hxy.io>"
 license="ISC"
-homepage="https://git.nulltime.net/slstatus"
-distfiles="${homepage}/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+homepage="https://tools.suckless.org/slstatus/"
+distfiles="https://git.suckless.org/slstatus/snapshot/${pkgname}-${_commit}.tar.gz"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel libX11-devel"
-checksum=a7fd452940d4136376df3f9887e231fc183f4cbe8473c6c63a0687905406351f
+checksum=d6f9d4decd227200eeffb55ac184ee5eeb23443e12a74a1fd00d98a584c060dc
 
 pre_build() {
 	cp ${FILESDIR}/config.h config.h