             .showArtist(v: UserPreferences.showArtist)
             .showPlayingIcon(v: UserPreferences.showPlayingIcon)
             .getString()
+        
+        if (statusItem.title?.characters.count == 0){ //Show the icon regardless of setting if char count == 0
+            if let button = statusItem.button {
+                button.image = spotMenuIcon
+            }
+        }
 
     }
     

    }
    
    func updateTitleAndPopover() {
        updateTitle()
        updateHidden()
    }

    
    var hiddenView: NSView = NSView(frame: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1))
    
    let spotMenuIcon = NSImage(named: "StatusBarButtonImage")
    

    
    func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ aNotification: Notification) {
        UserPreferences.readPrefs()
        
        if let button = statusItem.button {
            if UserPreferences.showSpotMenuIcon {
                button.image = spotMenuIcon
            }
            button.sendAction(on: [.leftMouseUp, .rightMouseUp])
            button.action = #selector(AppDelegate.togglePopover(_:))
            button.addSubview(hiddenView)
