diff --git a/panel/panel_bar.py b/panel/panel_bar.py
index a5e0c55..90a164c 100755
--- a/panel/panel_bar.py
+++ b/panel/panel_bar.py
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@ def clock_update(_):
 
 
 def volume_update(_):
-    info = subprocess.check_output(['pulseaudio-ctl', 'full-status'])
-    info = info[:-1].decode('utf-8')
-    volume, mute, _ = info.split(' ')
+    info = subprocess.check_output(['pactl', 'list', 'sinks']).decode('utf-8')
+    info = (line.strip() for line in info[:-1].split('\n'))
+    for line in info:
+        if line.startswith('Volume:'):
+            volume = line.split('/')[1].strip()[:-1]
+        elif line.startswith('Mute:'):
+            mute = line.split(' ')[1].strip()
     volume = int(volume)
     muted = mute == 'yes'
     mute_icon = "-" if muted else "%"
diff --git a/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
index 5ba04db..ba793ff 100644
--- a/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
+++ b/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ super + shift + semicolon
     i3lock -e -i ~/images/lockscreen.png
 
 # volume keys
-XF86Audio{Mute,LowerVolume,RaiseVolume}
-    pulseaudio-ctl {mute,down,up}
+XF86AudioMute
+    pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle
+
+XF86Audio{LowerVolume,RaiseVolume}
+    pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ {-,+}5%
+
+XF86AudioMicMute
+    pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle
 
 
 #