diff --git a/i3status.c b/i3status.c
index 8a4705f..909fa4f 100644
--- a/i3status.c
+++ b/i3status.c
@@ -61,17 +61,18 @@ struct battery_head batteries;
 /* socket file descriptor for general purposes */
 int general_socket;
 
-const char *wlan_interface;
-const char *eth_interface;
-const char *wmii_path;
-const char *time_format;
-bool use_colors;
-bool get_ethspeed;
-bool get_cpu_temperature;
-char *thermal_zone;
+const char *wlan_interface = NULL;
+const char *eth_interface = NULL;
+const char *wmii_path = NULL;
+const char *time_format = NULL;
+bool use_colors = false;
+bool get_ethspeed = false;
+bool get_ipv6 = false;
+bool get_cpu_temperature = false;
+char *thermal_zone = NULL;
 const char *wmii_normcolors = "#222222 #333333";
-char order[MAX_ORDER][2];
-const char **run_watches;
+int order[MAX_ORDER];
+const char **run_watches = NULL;
 unsigned int num_run_watches;
 unsigned int interval = 1;
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         char part[512],
              pathbuf[512];
         unsigned int i;
+        int j;
 
         char *configfile = PREFIX "/etc/i3status.conf";
         int o, option_index = 0;
@@ -123,37 +125,40 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 die("Could not create socket\n");
 
         while (1) {
-                for (i = 0; i < num_run_watches; i += 2) {
-                        bool running = process_runs(run_watches[i+1]);
-                        if (use_colors)
-                                snprintf(part, sizeof(part), "%s%s: %s",
-                                        (running ? color("#00FF00") : color("#FF0000")),
-                                        run_watches[i],
-                                        (running ? "yes" : "no"));
-                        else snprintf(part, sizeof(part), "%s: %s", run_watches[i], (running ? "yes" : "no"));
-                        snprintf(pathbuf, sizeof(pathbuf), "%s%s", order[ORDER_RUN], run_watches[i]);
-                        write_to_statusbar(pathbuf, part, false);
-                }
+                for (j = 0; j < MAX_ORDER; j++) {
+                        generate_order(wlan_interface, ORDER_WLAN, "wlan", get_wireless_info());
+                        generate_order(eth_interface, ORDER_ETH, "eth", get_eth_info());
+                        generate_order(get_ipv6, ORDER_IPV6, "ipv6", get_ipv6_addr());
+                        generate_order(get_cpu_temperature, ORDER_CPU_TEMPERATURE, "cpu_temperature", get_cpu_temperature_info());
+                        generate_order(true, ORDER_LOAD, "load", get_load());
 
-                if (wlan_interface)
-                        write_to_statusbar(concat(order[ORDER_WLAN], "wlan"), get_wireless_info(), false);
-                if (eth_interface)
-                        write_to_statusbar(concat(order[ORDER_ETH], "eth"), get_eth_info(), false);
-                struct battery *current_battery;
-                SIMPLEQ_FOREACH(current_battery, &batteries, batteries) {
-                        write_to_statusbar(concat(order[ORDER_BATTERY], "battery"), get_battery_info(current_battery), false);
-                }
-                if (get_cpu_temperature)
-                        write_to_statusbar(concat(order[ORDER_CPU_TEMPERATURE], "cpu_temperature"), get_cpu_temperature_info(), false);
+                        if (j == order[ORDER_RUN]) {
+                                for (i = 0; i < num_run_watches; i += 2) {
+                                        bool running = process_runs(run_watches[i+1]);
+                                        if (use_colors)
+                                                snprintf(part, sizeof(part), "%s%s: %s",
+                                                        (running ? color("#00FF00") : color("#FF0000")),
+                                                        run_watches[i],
+                                                        (running ? "yes" : "no"));
+                                        else snprintf(part, sizeof(part), "%s: %s", run_watches[i], (running ? "yes" : "no"));
+                                        snprintf(pathbuf, sizeof(pathbuf), "%d%s", order[ORDER_RUN], run_watches[i]);
+                                        write_to_statusbar(pathbuf, part, false);
+                                }
+                        }
 
-                write_to_statusbar(concat(order[ORDER_LOAD], "load"), get_load(), !time_format);
+                        if (j == order[ORDER_BATTERY]) {
+                                struct battery *current;
+                                SIMPLEQ_FOREACH(current, &batteries, batteries)
+                                        generate(ORDER_BATTERY, "battery", get_battery_info(current));
+                        }
 
-                if (time_format) {
-                        /* Get date & time */
-                        time_t current_time = time(NULL);
-                        struct tm *current_tm = localtime(&current_time);
-                        (void)strftime(part, sizeof(part), time_format, current_tm);
-                        write_to_statusbar(concat(order[ORDER_TIME], "time"), part, true);
+                        if (j == order[ORDER_TIME] && time_format != NULL) {
+                                /* Get date & time */
+                                time_t current_time = time(NULL);
+                                struct tm *current_tm = localtime(&current_time);
+                                (void)strftime(part, sizeof(part), time_format, current_tm);
+                                generate(ORDER_TIME, "time", part);
+                        }
                 }
 
                 sleep(interval);
diff --git a/i3status.h b/i3status.h
index da87141..9edea15 100644
--- a/i3status.h
+++ b/i3status.h
@@ -9,8 +9,20 @@
 #define BEGINS_WITH(haystack, needle) (strncmp(haystack, needle, strlen(needle)) == 0)
 #define max(a, b) (a > b ? a : b)
 
+#define generate(orderidx, name, function) \
+        do { \
+                write_to_statusbar(order_to_str(order[orderidx], name), function, (j == (MAX_ORDER-1))); \
+        } while (0)
+
+#define generate_order(condition, orderidx, name, function) \
+        do { \
+                if (j == order[orderidx] && condition) \
+                        generate(orderidx, name, function); \
+        } while (0)
+
+
 typedef enum { CS_DISCHARGING, CS_CHARGING, CS_FULL } charging_status_t;
-enum { ORDER_RUN, ORDER_WLAN, ORDER_ETH, ORDER_BATTERY, ORDER_CPU_TEMPERATURE, ORDER_LOAD, ORDER_TIME, MAX_ORDER };
+enum { ORDER_RUN, ORDER_WLAN, ORDER_ETH, ORDER_BATTERY, ORDER_CPU_TEMPERATURE, ORDER_LOAD, ORDER_TIME, ORDER_IPV6, MAX_ORDER };
 
 struct battery {
         char *path;
@@ -22,8 +34,8 @@ struct battery {
 /* src/general.c */
 char *skip_character(char *input, char character, int amount);
 void die(const char *fmt, ...);
-char *concat(const char *str1, const char *str2);
 void create_file(const char *name);
+char *order_to_str(int number, char *name);
 void setup(void);
 void write_to_statusbar(const char *name, const char *message, bool final_entry);
 void slurp(char *filename, char *destination, int size);
@@ -57,10 +69,11 @@ extern const char *wmii_path;
 extern const char *time_format;
 extern bool use_colors;
 extern bool get_ethspeed;
+extern bool get_ipv6;
 extern bool get_cpu_temperature;
 extern char *thermal_zone;
 extern const char *wmii_normcolors;
-extern char order[MAX_ORDER][2];
+extern int order[MAX_ORDER];
 extern const char **run_watches;
 extern unsigned int num_run_watches;
 extern unsigned int interval;
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 5904512..da1e5d1 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ int load_configuration(const char *configfile) {
                         SIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&batteries, new, batteries);
                 } OPT("color")
                         use_colors = true;
+                OPT("get_ipv6")
+                        get_ipv6 = true;
                 OPT("get_ethspeed")
                         get_ethspeed = true;
                 OPT("get_cpu_temperature") {
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ int load_configuration(const char *configfile) {
                 }
                 OPT("order")
                 {
-                        #define SET_ORDER(opt, idx) { if (strcasecmp(token, opt) == 0) sprintf(order[idx], "%d", c++); }
+                        #define SET_ORDER(opt, idx) { if (strcasecmp(token, opt) == 0) order[idx] = c++; }
                         char *walk, *token;
                         int c = 0;
                         walk = token = dest_value;
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ int load_configuration(const char *configfile) {
                                         walk++;
                                 *(walk++) = '\0';
                                 SET_ORDER("run", ORDER_RUN);
+                                SET_ORDER("ipv6", ORDER_IPV6);
                                 SET_ORDER("wlan", ORDER_WLAN);
                                 SET_ORDER("eth", ORDER_ETH);
                                 SET_ORDER("battery", ORDER_BATTERY);
diff --git a/src/general.c b/src/general.c
index 4016ecd..4c110e4 100644
--- a/src/general.c
+++ b/src/general.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ void die(const char *fmt, ...) {
  * Otherwise, the buffer size would have to be increased.
  *
  */
-char *concat(const char *str1, const char *str2) {
-        static char concatbuf[32];
-        (void)snprintf(concatbuf, sizeof(concatbuf), "%s%s", str1, str2);
-        return concatbuf;
+char *order_to_str(int number, char *name) {
+        static char buf[32];
+        (void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d%s", number, name);
+        return buf;
 }
diff --git a/src/output.c b/src/output.c
index 379710e..7fc24f5 100644
--- a/src/output.c
+++ b/src/output.c
@@ -103,19 +103,20 @@ void setup(void) {
         /* Wait until wmii_path/rbar exists */
         for (; stat(wmii_path, &statbuf) < 0; sleep(interval));
 #endif
+#define cf(orderidx, name) create_file(order_to_str(order[orderidx], name));
 
         cleanup_rbar_dir();
         if (wlan_interface)
-                create_file(concat(order[ORDER_WLAN],"wlan"));
+                cf(ORDER_WLAN, "wlan");
         if (eth_interface)
-                create_file(concat(order[ORDER_ETH],"eth"));
+                cf(ORDER_ETH, "eth");
         if (get_cpu_temperature)
-                create_file(concat(order[ORDER_CPU_TEMPERATURE], "cpu_temperature"));
-        create_file(concat(order[ORDER_LOAD],"load"));
+                cf(ORDER_CPU_TEMPERATURE, "cpu_temperature");
+        cf(ORDER_LOAD, "load");
         if (time_format)
-                create_file(concat(order[ORDER_TIME],"time"));
+                cf(ORDER_TIME, "time");
         for (i = 0; i < num_run_watches; i += 2) {
-                snprintf(pathbuf, sizeof(pathbuf), "%s%s", order[ORDER_RUN], run_watches[i]);
+                snprintf(pathbuf, sizeof(pathbuf), "%d%s", order[ORDER_RUN], run_watches[i]);
                 create_file(pathbuf);
         }
 }