diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d033753..6f79e17 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   selectionColor,
   borderColor: overlap,
   cursorColor: blue,
-  minimal: false,
+  minimal: true,
   colors: {
     black: backgroundColor,
     red,
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9f5a015..9e03da3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ verminal: {
 }
 ```
 
+### Show status bar
+To show back your status bar, use:
+```javascript
+verminal: {
+  minimal: false, // defaults to "true".  
+}
+```
+
 <br>
 <br>