diff --git a/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/functions.nix b/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/functions.nix
index dd59e6916..31d314b04 100644
--- a/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/functions.nix
+++ b/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/functions.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ rec {
         mode ${mode}
         hidden_state ${hiddenState}
         position ${position}
-        status_command ${statusCommand}
+        ${
+          optionalString (statusCommand != null)
+          "status_command ${statusCommand}"
+        }
         ${moduleName}bar_command ${command}
         workspace_buttons ${if workspaceButtons then "yes" else "no"}
         strip_workspace_numbers ${if !workspaceNumbers then "yes" else "no"}
diff --git a/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/options.nix b/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/options.nix
index 690bbbcc2..38f2ec196 100644
--- a/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/options.nix
+++ b/modules/services/window-managers/i3-sway/lib/options.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ let
       };
 
       statusCommand = mkOption {
-        type = types.str;
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
         default = "${pkgs.i3status}/bin/i3status";
         description = "Command that will be used to get status lines.";
       };