diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index db4580634..937b4b73a 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ parse_config(Display * disp, int scr, DC * drawcontext, jdwm_config *jdwmconf)
     tmp = config_lookup_string(&jdwmlibconf, "jdwm.barpos");
 
     if(!strncmp(tmp, "BarTop", 6))
-        jdwmconf->bpos = BarTop;
+        jdwmconf->statusbar_default_position = BarTop;
     else if(!strncmp(tmp, "BarBot", 6))
-        jdwmconf->bpos = BarBot;
+        jdwmconf->statusbar_default_position = BarBot;
     else if(!strncmp(tmp, "BarOff", 6))
-        jdwmconf->bpos = BarOff;
+        jdwmconf->statusbar_default_position = BarOff;
 
-    jdwmconf->current_bpos = jdwmconf->bpos;
+    jdwmconf->statusbar.position = jdwmconf->statusbar_default_position;
 
     /* borderpx */
     jdwmconf->borderpx = config_lookup_int(&jdwmlibconf, "jdwm.borderpx");
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 5f0dadb05..8112beb11 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ typedef struct
 /** Status bar */
 typedef struct
 {
+    /** Bar width */
     int width;
+    /** Bar height */
     int height;
+    /** Bar position */
+    int position;
 } Statusbar;
 
 /** Main configuration structure */
@@ -90,10 +94,8 @@ struct jdwm_config
     KeySym modkey; 
     /** Numlock mask */
     unsigned int numlockmask;
-    /** Bar position */
-    int bpos;
-    /** Current bar position */
-    int current_bpos;
+    /** Default status bar position */
+    int statusbar_default_position;
     /** Border size */
     int borderpx;
     /** Master width factor */
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index ccbf1c7ad..e48fb9d0d 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ handle_event_configurenotify(XEvent * e, jdwm_config *jdwmconf)
         XFreePixmap(e->xany.display, dc.drawable);
         dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(e->xany.display, DefaultRootWindow(e->xany.display), sw, jdwmconf->statusbar.height, DefaultDepth(e->xany.display, screen));
         XResizeWindow(e->xany.display, barwin, sw, jdwmconf->statusbar.height);
-        updatebarpos(e->xany.display, jdwmconf->statusbar, jdwmconf->current_bpos);
+        updatebarpos(e->xany.display, jdwmconf->statusbar);
         arrange(e->xany.display, jdwmconf);
     }
 }
diff --git a/jdwm.c b/jdwm.c
index 8386422ec..c6e900305 100644
--- a/jdwm.c
+++ b/jdwm.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ setup(Display *disp, jdwm_config *jdwmconf)
                            DefaultVisual(disp, screen),
                            CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask, &wa);
     XDefineCursor(disp, barwin, cursor[CurNormal]);
-    updatebarpos(disp, jdwmconf->statusbar, jdwmconf->current_bpos);
+    updatebarpos(disp, jdwmconf->statusbar);
     XMapRaised(disp, barwin);
     /* pixmap for everything */
     dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(disp, DefaultRootWindow(disp), sw, jdwmconf->statusbar.height, DefaultDepth(disp, screen));
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ uicb_quit(Display *disp __attribute__ ((unused)),
 }
 
 void
-updatebarpos(Display *disp, Statusbar statusbar, int bpos)
+updatebarpos(Display *disp, Statusbar statusbar)
 {
     XEvent ev;
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ updatebarpos(Display *disp, Statusbar statusbar, int bpos)
     way = sy;
     wah = sh;
     waw = sw;
-    switch (bpos)
+    switch (statusbar.position)
     {
     default:
         wah -= statusbar.height;
diff --git a/jdwm.h b/jdwm.h
index 386438413..9ecfc6b95 100644
--- a/jdwm.h
+++ b/jdwm.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum
 { WMProtocols, WMDelete, WMName, WMState, WMLast };     /* default atoms */
 
 Bool gettextprop(Display *, Window, Atom, char *, unsigned int);   /* return text property, UTF-8 compliant */
-void updatebarpos(Display *, Statusbar, int);        /* updates the bar position */
+void updatebarpos(Display *, Statusbar);        /* updates the bar position */
 void uicb_quit(Display *, jdwm_config *, const char *);        /* quit jdwm nicely */
 int xerror(Display *, XErrorEvent *);   /* jdwm's X error handler */
 
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index 58fcb7725..2942b7f33 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ uicb_togglebar(Display *disp,
                jdwm_config *jdwmconf,
                const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    if(jdwmconf->current_bpos == BarOff)
-        jdwmconf->current_bpos = (jdwmconf->bpos == BarOff) ? BarTop : jdwmconf->bpos;
+    if(jdwmconf->statusbar.position == BarOff)
+        jdwmconf->statusbar.position = (jdwmconf->statusbar.position == BarOff) ? BarTop : jdwmconf->statusbar_default_position;
     else
-        jdwmconf->current_bpos = BarOff;
-    updatebarpos(disp, jdwmconf->statusbar, jdwmconf->current_bpos);
+        jdwmconf->statusbar.position = BarOff;
+    updatebarpos(disp, jdwmconf->statusbar);
     arrange(disp, jdwmconf);
 }
 
diff --git a/layouts/grid.c b/layouts/grid.c
index 4fca1c853..528c7f24c 100644
--- a/layouts/grid.c
+++ b/layouts/grid.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ grid(Display *disp, jdwm_config *jdwmconf)
                 continue;
             c->ismax = False;
             cx = (i / rows) * cw;
-            cy = (i % rows) * ch + (jdwmconf->current_bpos == BarTop ? jdwmconf->statusbar.height : 0);   // bh? adjust
+            cy = (i % rows) * ch + (jdwmconf->statusbar.position == BarTop ? jdwmconf->statusbar.height : 0);   // bh? adjust
             /* adjust height/width of last row/column's windows */
             ah = ((i + 1) % rows == 0) ? wah - ch * rows : 0;
             aw = (i >= rows * (cols - 1)) ? waw - cw * cols : 0;