diff --git a/i3pystatus/battery.py b/i3pystatus/battery.py
index b6f0c0a..7440a3f 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/battery.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/battery.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
     * status
     * battery_ident
     """
-    interval=1
+
     settings = (
         "battery_ident", "format",
         ("alert", "Display a libnotify-notification on low battery"),
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8253b74..2b1999a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name="i3pystatus",
-      version="3.8",
+      version="3.8.1",
       description="Like i3status, this generates status line for i3bar / i3wm",
       url="http://github.com/enkore/i3pystatus",
       license="MIT",