diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8910271..f2c7f53 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 * fcft >= 2.4.0 is now required.
 * sway-xkb: non-keyboard inputs are now ignored
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/51).
+* battery: don’t terminate (causing last status to “freeze”) when
+  failing to update; retry again later
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/44).
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/modules/battery.c b/modules/battery.c
index 7dcfc45..7b8ff5e 100644
--- a/modules/battery.c
+++ b/modules/battery.c
@@ -434,9 +434,8 @@ run(struct module *mod)
                 continue;
         }
 
-        if (!update_status(mod))
-            break;
-        bar->refresh(bar);
+        if (update_status(mod))
+            bar->refresh(bar);
     }
 
 out: