diff --git a/i3/i3status b/i3/i3status
index 4ae6121..e56839a 100644
--- a/i3/i3status
+++ b/i3/i3status
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ load {
 
 cpu_usage {
 	format = " %usage"
+	degraded_threshold = 66
+	max_threshold = 90
 }
 
 cpu_temperature 1 {