diff --git a/panel/panel b/panel/panel
index 19679ee..bc819f0 100755
--- a/panel/panel
+++ b/panel/panel
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ trap 'trap - TERM; kill 0' INT TERM QUIT EXIT
 
 bspc config bottom_padding $PANEL_HEIGHT
 
-$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/panel/panel_bar.py | lemonbar -g x$PANEL_HEIGHT -f "$PANEL_FONT_FAMILY" -F "$COLOR_FOREGROUND" -B "$COLOR_BACKGROUND" -b &
+$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/panel/panel_bar.py | lemonbar -g x$PANEL_HEIGHT -f "$PANEL_FONT_FAMILY" -F "$COLOR_FOREGROUND" -B "$COLOR_BACKGROUND" -b | while read -r line; do sh -c "$line"; done &
 
-sleep 1
-xdo lower $(xdo id -a bar)
+wid=$(xdo id -a bar)
+tries_left=20
+while [ -z "$wid" -a "$tries_left" -gt 0 ] ; do
+	sleep 0.05
+	wid=$(xdo id -a "$PANEL_WM_NAME")
+	tries_left=$((tries_left - 1))
+done
+[ -n "$wid" ] && xdo above -t "$(xdo id -N Bspwm -n root | sort | head -n 1)" "$wid"
 
 wait
diff --git a/panel/panel_bar.py b/panel/panel_bar.py
index 0ea93ad..d4b7b4c 100755
--- a/panel/panel_bar.py
+++ b/panel/panel_bar.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ DIVIDER = '|'
 def color_string(string, fg=PANEL_FOREGROUND, bg=PANEL_BACKGROUND):
     return "%%{F%s}%%{B%s} %s %%{B-}%%{F-}" % (fg, bg, string)
 
+def button(text, executable):
+    return '%{A:' + os.path.expanduser(executable) + ':}' + text + '%{A}'
+
 divider = color_string(DIVIDER, fg='#FF444444')
 
 def status_update(data):
@@ -114,13 +117,15 @@ def mail_update(_):
         if message_count:
             colors['bg'] = color
             colors['fg'] = '#FFFFFF'
-        counts.append(color_string(str(message_count), **colors))
-    return 'mail', color_string(''.join(counts))
+        mutt_config_path = os.path.expanduser('~/.mutt/{}'.format(account))
+        text = button(str(message_count), 'urxvt -e mutt -F {}'.format(mutt_config_path))
+        counts.append(color_string(text, **colors))
+    return 'mail', ''.join(counts)
 
 def make_string(status, clock, volume, battery, wifi, mail):
-    print("%%{1}%s%%{c}%%{r}%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s" %
-          (status, mail, divider, wifi, divider, volume, divider, battery, divider, clock))
-
+    bar = "%%{1}%s%%{c}%%{r}%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s" % \
+          (status, mail, divider, wifi, divider, volume, divider, battery, divider, clock)
+    print(bar)
 
 def open_socket(address):
     try: