diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/leanamonad.cabal b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/leanamonad.cabal
index 250a2d53..bfe56163 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/leanamonad.cabal
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/leanamonad.cabal
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ library
   hs-source-dirs: lib
   exposed-modules:
     XMonad.Layout.Reflect.Message
-    XMonad.Layout.ResizableTile.FixDescription
     Data.Char.Greek
 
 executable leanamonad
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/lib/XMonad/Layout/ResizableTile/FixDescription.hs b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/lib/XMonad/Layout/ResizableTile/FixDescription.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 19153c17..00000000
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/lib/XMonad/Layout/ResizableTile/FixDescription.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances, MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
-
-module XMonad.Layout.ResizableTile.FixDescription
-  ( RTFixDescription(..)
-  ) where
-
-import XMonad
-import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
-import XMonad.Layout.ResizableTile
-
-newtype RTFixDescription a = RTFixDescription { unwrapRT :: ResizableTall a }
-    deriving (Read, Show)
-
-instance LayoutClass RTFixDescription a where
-  runLayout (W.Workspace t l s) =
-    let ws' = W.Workspace t (unwrapRT l) s
-    in  (fmap . fmap . fmap) RTFixDescription . runLayout ws'
-
-  handleMessage (RTFixDescription l) =
-    (fmap . fmap) RTFixDescription . handleMessage l
-
-  description (RTFixDescription l) =
-    description l <> " " <> show (_nmaster l)
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
index b56b81a9..76fe99af 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import XMonad.Layout.Reflect
 import XMonad.Layout.Reflect.Message
 import XMonad.Layout.Renamed
 import XMonad.Layout.ResizableTile
-import XMonad.Layout.ResizableTile.FixDescription
 import XMonad.Layout.Spacing
 import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
 import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
@@ -64,10 +63,9 @@ main =
     `additionalKeys` keybinds
 
 myLayout =
-  let tallr = renamed [ KeepWordsRight 2 ] {- keep "ResizableTall n" -}
+  let tallr = renamed [ Replace "Tall" ]
               $ smartSpacingWithEdge 5
               $ reflectMsg . reflectHoriz
-              $ RTFixDescription
               $ ResizableTall 1 (1/10) (3/7) []
       mag = magnifyxy 1.05 1.3 (NoMaster 3) False
   in  avoidStruts
@@ -332,15 +330,21 @@ fullFloat        = W.RationalRect     0     0     1     1
 buttomRightFloat = W.RationalRect (1%2) (1%2) (1%2) (1%2)
 
 xmobarConfig :: StatusBarConfig
-xmobarConfig = statusBarProp "xmobar -x 0" (pure myPrettyPrinter)
+xmobarConfig = statusBarProp "xmobar -x 0" myPrettyPrinter
   where
-    myPrettyPrinter =
-      filterOutWsPP [scratchpadWorkspaceTag]
-      $ def
-        { ppCurrent         = xmobarColor "#000000" "#ffffff" . wrap " " " " . fmap toUpper
-        , ppHiddenNoWindows = xmobarColor "#9c9c9c" "" . const "⋅"
-        , ppSep             = " | "
-        }
+    windowCount :: X Int
+    windowCount = gets $ length . W.integrate' . W.stack . W.workspace . W.current . windowset
+
+    myPrettyPrinter :: X PP
+    myPrettyPrinter = do
+      wCount <- windowCount
+      pure
+        $ filterOutWsPP [scratchpadWorkspaceTag]
+        $ def
+          { ppCurrent         = xmobarColor "#000000" "#ffffff" . wrap " " " " . ( <> ":" <> show wCount)
+          , ppHiddenNoWindows = xmobarColor "#9c9c9c" "" . const "⋅"
+          , ppSep             = " | "
+          }
 
 myScratchpads :: [NamedScratchpad]
 myScratchpads =