diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 678fdd0..3fc2d6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ Apart from that you can also modify the following parameters to suit your needs.
 // The status bar's delimiter which appears in between each block.
 #define DELIMITER " "
 
-// Adds a trailing delimiter to the statusbar, useful for powerline.
-#define TRAILING_DELIMITER
+// Adds a leading delimiter to the statusbar, useful for powerline.
+#define LEADING_DELIMITER
 
 // Enable clickability for blocks. Needs `dwm` to be patched appropriately.
 // See the "Clickable blocks" section below.
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 5facba9..40ce7e7 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define CMDLENGTH 50
 #define DELIMITER "<"
-#define TRAILING_DELIMITER
+#define LEADING_DELIMITER
 #define CLICKABLE_BLOCKS
 
 const Block blocks[] = {
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 3b4f038..3a17406 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int getStatus(char* new, char* old) {
 	new[0] = '\0';
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < LEN(blocks); i++) {
-#ifdef TRAILING_DELIMITER
+#ifdef LEADING_DELIMITER
 		if (strlen(outputs[i]))
 #else
 		if (strlen(new) && strlen(outputs[i]))