diff --git a/swayr/src/shared/cfg.rs b/swayr/src/shared/cfg.rs
index 490f0a8..428c644 100644
--- a/swayr/src/shared/cfg.rs
+++ b/swayr/src/shared/cfg.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ where
     file.write_all(content.as_str().as_bytes()).unwrap();
 }
 
-pub fn load_config<'a, T>(project: &str) -> T
+pub fn load_config<T>(project: &str) -> T
 where
     T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Default,
 {
diff --git a/swayrbar/src/config.rs b/swayrbar/src/config.rs
index cab23fc..52a7908 100644
--- a/swayrbar/src/config.rs
+++ b/swayrbar/src/config.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ pub struct ModuleConfig {
     pub name: String,
     pub instance: String,
     pub format: String,
-    pub html_escape: bool,
-    pub on_click: HashMap<String, Vec<String>>,
+    pub html_escape: Option<bool>,
+    pub on_click: Option<HashMap<String, Vec<String>>>,
+}
+
+impl ModuleConfig {
+    pub fn is_html_escape(&self) -> bool {
+        self.html_escape.unwrap_or(false)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -49,6 +55,9 @@ impl Default for Config {
                 crate::module::sysinfo::BarModuleSysInfo::default_config(
                     "0".to_owned(),
                 ),
+                crate::module::battery::BarModuleBattery::default_config(
+                    "0".to_owned(),
+                ),
                 crate::module::date::BarModuleDate::default_config(
                     "0".to_owned(),
                 ),
diff --git a/swayrbar/src/module.rs b/swayrbar/src/module.rs
index 55e384b..0324ea4 100644
--- a/swayrbar/src/module.rs
+++ b/swayrbar/src/module.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub trait BarModuleFn: Sync + Send {
     ) -> Option<&HashMap<String, Vec<String>>> {
         let cfg = self.get_config();
         if name == cfg.name && instance == cfg.instance {
-            Some(&cfg.on_click)
+            cfg.on_click.as_ref()
         } else {
             None
         }
diff --git a/swayrbar/src/module/battery.rs b/swayrbar/src/module/battery.rs
index 8f22879..8e46c55 100644
--- a/swayrbar/src/module/battery.rs
+++ b/swayrbar/src/module/battery.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::config;
 use crate::module::BarModuleFn;
 use crate::shared::fmt::format_placeholders;
 use battery as bat;
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use swaybar_types as s;
 
 const NAME: &str = "battery";
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn get_text(cfg: &config::ModuleConfig) -> String {
             if bats.is_empty() {
                 return String::new();
             }
-            format_placeholders!(&cfg.format, cfg.html_escape, {
+            format_placeholders!(&cfg.format, cfg.is_html_escape(), {
                 "state_of_charge" => bats.iter()
                     .map(|b| b.state_of_charge().value)
                     .sum::<f32>()
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ impl BarModuleFn for BarModuleBattery {
             name: NAME.to_owned(),
             instance,
             format: "🔋 Bat: {state_of_charge:{:5.1}}%, {state}, Health: {state_of_health:{:5.1}}%".to_owned(),
-            html_escape: false,
-            on_click: HashMap::new()
+            html_escape: Some(false),
+            on_click: None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/swayrbar/src/module/date.rs b/swayrbar/src/module/date.rs
index 3409d99..7d799f8 100644
--- a/swayrbar/src/module/date.rs
+++ b/swayrbar/src/module/date.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 //! The date `swayrbar` module.
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
 use crate::module::config;
 use crate::module::BarModuleFn;
 use swaybar_types as s;
@@ -34,11 +32,11 @@ impl BarModuleFn for BarModuleDate {
 
     fn default_config(instance: String) -> config::ModuleConfig {
         config::ModuleConfig {
-            name: "date".to_owned(),
+            name: NAME.to_owned(),
             instance,
             format: "⏰ %F %X".to_owned(),
-            html_escape: false,
-            on_click: HashMap::new(),
+            html_escape: Some(false),
+            on_click: None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/swayrbar/src/module/sysinfo.rs b/swayrbar/src/module/sysinfo.rs
index 721788e..43d8b6b 100644
--- a/swayrbar/src/module/sysinfo.rs
+++ b/swayrbar/src/module/sysinfo.rs
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ impl BarModuleFn for BarModuleSysInfo {
 
     fn default_config(instance: String) -> config::ModuleConfig {
         config::ModuleConfig {
-            name: "sysinfo".to_owned(),
+            name: NAME.to_owned(),
             instance,
             format: "💻 CPU: {cpu_usage:{:4.1}}% Mem: {mem_usage:{:4.1}}% Load: {load_avg_1:{:4.2}} / {load_avg_5:{:4.2}} / {load_avg_15:{:4.2}}".to_owned(),
-            html_escape: false,
-            on_click: HashMap::from([
-                ("Left".to_owned(),
-                 vec!["foot".to_owned(), "htop".to_owned()])]),
+            html_escape: Some(false),
+            on_click: Some(HashMap::from([
+               ("Left".to_owned(),
+                vec!["foot".to_owned(), "htop".to_owned()])])),
         }
     }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ impl BarModuleFn for BarModuleSysInfo {
             instance: Some(self.config.instance.clone()),
             full_text: {
                 let mut sys = self.system.lock().unwrap();
-                format_placeholders!(&self.config.format, self.config.html_escape, {
+                format_placeholders!(&self.config.format,
+                                     self.config.is_html_escape(), {
                     "cpu_usage" => get_cpu_usage(&mut sys, &updater),
                     "mem_usage" => get_memory_usage(&mut sys, &updater),
                     "load_avg_1" => get_load_average(&mut sys,
diff --git a/swayrbar/src/module/window.rs b/swayrbar/src/module/window.rs
index f8efa0f..e2696a7 100644
--- a/swayrbar/src/module/window.rs
+++ b/swayrbar/src/module/window.rs
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ impl BarModuleFn for BarModuleWindow {
             name: NAME.to_owned(),
             instance,
             format: "🪟 {title} — {app_name}".to_owned(),
-            html_escape: false,
-            on_click: HashMap::from([(
+            html_escape: Some(false),
+            on_click: Some(HashMap::from([(
                 "Left".to_owned(),
                 vec![
                     "swayr".to_owned(),
                     "switch-to-urgent-or-lru-window".to_owned(),
                 ],
-            )]),
+            )])),
         }
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ impl BarModuleFn for BarModuleWindow {
             .find(|n| n.focused && n.get_type() == ipc::Type::Window);
         let text = match focused_win {
             Some(win) => {
-                format_placeholders!(&self.config.format, self.config.html_escape, {
+                format_placeholders!(&self.config.format,
+                                     self.config.is_html_escape(), {
                     "title" | "name"  =>  win.get_name(),
                     "app_name" => win.get_app_name(),
                 })