diff --git a/irssi.conf b/irssi.conf
index d3690ff1..b7630643 100644
--- a/irssi.conf
+++ b/irssi.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 servers = (
-  { address = "irc.stealth.net"; chatnet = "IRCNet"; port = "6668"; },
+  { address = "irc.stealth.net"; chatnet = "IRCnet"; port = "6668"; },
   { address = "irc.efnet.net"; chatnet = "EFNet"; port = "6667"; },
   { 
     address = "irc.undernet.org";
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ servers = (
 );
 
 chatnets = {
-  IRCNet = {
+  IRCnet = {
     type = "IRC";
     max_kicks = "4";
     max_modes = "3";
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ statusbar = {
     barstart = "{sbstart}";
     barend = "{sbend}";
 
+    topicbarstart = "{topicsbstart}";
+    topicbarend = "{topicsbend}";
+
     # treated "normally", you could change the time/user name to whatever
     time = "{sb $Z}";
     user = "{sb $cumode$N{sbmode $usermode}{sbaway $A}}";
@@ -251,10 +254,10 @@ statusbar = {
       position = "1";
       visible = "always";
       items = {
-        barstart = { priority = "100"; };
+        topicbarstart = { priority = "100"; };
         topic = { };
         topic_empty = { };
-        barend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
+        topicbarend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
       };
     };
   };