diff --git a/dot_config/tmux/tmux-remote.conf b/dot_config/tmux/tmux-remote.conf
index af5887f..6750da6 100644
--- a/dot_config/tmux/tmux-remote.conf
+++ b/dot_config/tmux/tmux-remote.conf
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-# remote tmux status bars go on bottom
-set -g status-position bottom
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+# remote tmux status bars go on bottom
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf b/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf
index 95e5789..c2de6e2 100644
--- a/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -75,5 +75,8 @@ wg_is_keys_off="#[fg=$color_light,bg=$color_window_off_indicator]#([ $(tmux show
 # the sysstat stuff comes from a plugin (https://github.com/samoshkin/tmux-plugin-sysstat)
 set -g status-right "$wg_is_keys_off #{sysstat_cpu} | #{sysstat_mem} | #{sysstat_loadavg} | $wg_user_host"
 
-# special stuff for remote sessions
-if-shell 'test -n "$SSH_CLIENT"' 'source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.remote.conf'
+{{- if eq .chezmoi.hostname "petrucci4prez" }}
+set -g status-position top
+{{- else }}
+set -g status-position bottom
+{{ end }}