diff --git a/MTMR.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/MTMR.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 1660ec5..fa95f8f 100644
--- a/MTMR.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/MTMR.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		36C2ECD7207B6DAE003CDA33 /* TimeTouchBarItem.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 36C2ECD6207B6DAE003CDA33 /* TimeTouchBarItem.swift */; };
 		B059D622205E03F5006E6B86 /* TouchBarController.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B059D621205E03F5006E6B86 /* TouchBarController.swift */; };
 		B059D624205E04F3006E6B86 /* TouchBarItems.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B059D623205E04F3006E6B86 /* TouchBarItems.swift */; };
 		B059D62D205F11E8006E6B86 /* DFRFoundation.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B059D62C205F11E8006E6B86 /* DFRFoundation.framework */; };
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
 		36C2ECD2207B3B1D003CDA33 /* README.md */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = net.daringfireball.markdown; path = README.md; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		36C2ECD6207B6DAE003CDA33 /* TimeTouchBarItem.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TimeTouchBarItem.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B059D621205E03F5006E6B86 /* TouchBarController.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TouchBarController.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B059D623205E04F3006E6B86 /* TouchBarItems.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TouchBarItems.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B059D629205E13E5006E6B86 /* TouchBarPrivateApi.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = TouchBarPrivateApi.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@
 				B082B256205C7D8000BC04DC /* Assets.xcassets */,
 				B0A7E9A9205D6AA400EEF070 /* KeyPress.swift */,
 				B059D623205E04F3006E6B86 /* TouchBarItems.swift */,
+				36C2ECD6207B6DAE003CDA33 /* TimeTouchBarItem.swift */,
 				B059D621205E03F5006E6B86 /* TouchBarController.swift */,
 				B0C1CFC9205C97D30021C862 /* WindowController.swift */,
 				B082B258205C7D8000BC04DC /* Main.storyboard */,
diff --git a/MTMR/TimeTouchBarItem.swift b/MTMR/TimeTouchBarItem.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..045db1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MTMR/TimeTouchBarItem.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import Cocoa
+
+class TimeTouchBarItem: NSCustomTouchBarItem {
+    private let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
+    private var timer: Timer!
+    private let button = NSButton(title: "", target: nil, action: nil)
+    
+    init(identifier: NSTouchBarItem.Identifier, formatTemplate: String) {
+        dateFormatter.setLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate(formatTemplate)
+        super.init(identifier: identifier)
+        timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 1, target: self, selector: #selector(updateTime), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
+        self.view = button
+        button.bezelColor = .clear
+        updateTime()
+    }
+    
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
+        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
+    }
+    
+    @objc func updateTime() {
+        button.title = self.dateFormatter.string(from: Date())
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
index c63d887..59d852e 100644
--- a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
+++ b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
     
     let touchBar = NSTouchBar()
     
-    var timer = Timer()
-    var timeButton: NSButton = NSButton()
-    
     private override init() {
         super.init()
         touchBar.delegate = self
@@ -27,6 +24,8 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
             .brightDown,
             .brightUp,
             
+            .flexibleSpace,
+            
             .prev,
             .play,
             .next,
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
         item.view = NSButton(image: #imageLiteral(resourceName: "Strip"), target: self, action: #selector(presentTouchBar))
         NSTouchBarItem.addSystemTrayItem(item)
         DFRElementSetControlStripPresenceForIdentifier(.controlStripItem, true)
-        timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 1, target: self, selector: #selector(self.updateTime), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
     }
     
     func updateControlStripPresence() {
@@ -90,28 +88,13 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
             return CustomButtonTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, title: "⏩", HIDKeycode: NX_KEYTYPE_NEXT)
     
         case .time:
-            let item = NSCustomTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier)
-            timeButton = NSButton(title: self.getCurrentTime(), target: self, action: nil)
-            item.view = timeButton
-            return item
+            return TimeTouchBarItem(identifier: identifier, formatTemplate: "HH:mm")
             
         default:
             return nil
         }
     }
     
-    func getCurrentTime() -> String  {
-        let date = Date()
-        let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
-        dateFormatter.setLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate("HH:mm")
-        let timestamp = dateFormatter.string(from: date)
-        return timestamp
-    }
-    
-    @objc func updateTime() {
-        timeButton.title = getCurrentTime()
-    }
-    
 //    func getBattery() {
 //        var error: NSDictionary?
 //        if let scriptObject = NSAppleScript(source: <#T##String#>) {