diff --git a/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix b/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix
index 39f535e..54d9399 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ in
         events_today = khal(["list", "today", "today", "-df", ""]).rstrip().split("\n")
         events_2d = khal(["list", "today", "tomorrow", "-df", "<b>{name}, {date}</b>"]).rstrip()
 
+        if len(events_today) == 1 and events_today[0] == "No events":
+            events_today = []
+
         if len(events_today) == 0:
             text = " "
         else: