diff --git a/rc.lua.blackburn b/rc.lua.blackburn
index ac9643d..1523aff 100644
--- a/rc.lua.blackburn
+++ b/rc.lua.blackburn
@@ -457,17 +457,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
 
diff --git a/rc.lua.copland b/rc.lua.copland
index ce783a8..5b9b0a2 100644
--- a/rc.lua.copland
+++ b/rc.lua.copland
@@ -512,17 +512,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
 
diff --git a/rc.lua.dremora b/rc.lua.dremora
index 4094998..62ae71d 100644
--- a/rc.lua.dremora
+++ b/rc.lua.dremora
@@ -457,17 +457,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
 
diff --git a/rc.lua.holo b/rc.lua.holo
index 851da88..1e19d21 100644
--- a/rc.lua.holo
+++ b/rc.lua.holo
@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ mpd_icon:buttons(awful.util.table.join(awful.button({ }, 1,
 function () awful.util.spawn_with_shell(musicplr) end)))
 prev_icon:buttons(awful.util.table.join(awful.button({}, 1,
 function ()
-    awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+    awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
     mpdwidget.update()
 end)))
 next_icon:buttons(awful.util.table.join(awful.button({}, 1,
 function ()
-    awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+    awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
     mpdwidget.update()
 end)))
 stop_icon:buttons(awful.util.table.join(awful.button({}, 1,
 function ()
     play_pause_icon:set_image(beautiful.play)
-    awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+    awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
     mpdwidget.update()
 end)))
 play_pause_icon:buttons(awful.util.table.join(awful.button({}, 1,
@@ -592,17 +592,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
 
diff --git a/rc.lua.multicolor b/rc.lua.multicolor
index 005802b..621e9a2 100644
--- a/rc.lua.multicolor
+++ b/rc.lua.multicolor
@@ -520,17 +520,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
 
diff --git a/rc.lua.powerarrow-darker b/rc.lua.powerarrow-darker
index 4ce641f..6718585 100644
--- a/rc.lua.powerarrow-darker
+++ b/rc.lua.powerarrow-darker
@@ -509,17 +509,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
 
diff --git a/rc.lua.rainbow b/rc.lua.rainbow
index f1a2b4c..a6e6103 100644
--- a/rc.lua.rainbow
+++ b/rc.lua.rainbow
@@ -455,17 +455,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
 
diff --git a/rc.lua.steamburn b/rc.lua.steamburn
index 758b331..13b931b 100644
--- a/rc.lua.steamburn
+++ b/rc.lua.steamburn
@@ -464,17 +464,17 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),
     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
         function ()
-            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
+            awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpc next || pms next")
             mpdwidget.update()
         end),