diff --git a/tmux/.tmux.conf b/tmux/.tmux.conf
index faf7e61..cc41661 100644
--- a/tmux/.tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux/.tmux.conf
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set-window-option -g window-status-current-format ""
 # set color for status bar
 set-option -g status-bg colour235 #base02
 set-option -g status-fg yellow #yellow
-set-option -g status-attr dim
+set-option -g status-style dim
 
 # show IP addresses on left side of status bar
 set -g status-left-length 120