diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py b/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py
index e6f8b41b..932b70f2 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/status_bar.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
             self.cryo_label.set_value(f"{status.bl.cryojet_K:.1f}", "red")
 
         if status.bl.shutter_open:
-            self.shutter_label.setText(f"""Shutter: <span style="color: green ; "> Open   ⬤ </span>""")
+            self.shutter_label.setText(f"""Shutter: <span style="color: red ; "> Open ☢️ </span>""")
         else:
-            self.shutter_label.setText(f"""Shutter: <span style="color: red ;   "> Closed ⬤ </span>""")
+            self.shutter_label.setText(f"""Shutter: <span style="color: green ; "> Closed 🚪 </span>""")
 
         if status.session.current_pgroup is not None:
             self.pgroup_label.setText(f"""p-group: {status.session.current_pgroup}     """)
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         self.state_label.setText(f"""State: {state}     """)
 
         if status.busy:
-            busy_flag = """  <span style="color: red; "> Busy ⬤ </span>"""
+            busy_flag = """  <span style="color: red; "> Busy 🔒 </span>"""
         else:
-            busy_flag = """  <span style="color: green ; "> Idle ⬤ </span>"""
+            busy_flag = """  <span style="color: green ; "> Idle 🔓 </span>"""
 
         html_content = f"""Beamline: {busy_flag}      """
 
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
 
         session_flag = ""
         if status.session.session == SessionsStateEnum.Vacant:
-            session_flag = """<span style="color: yellow ; "> Vacant ⬤ </span>"""
+            session_flag = """<span style="color: yellow ; "> Vacant 🔓 </span>"""
         elif status.session.session == SessionsStateEnum.OwnedByYou:
             session_flag = """<span style="color: green ; "> Owned ⬤ </span>"""
         elif status.session.session == SessionsStateEnum.OwnedByElse:
-            session_flag = """<span style="color: red ; "> Other ⬤ </span>"""
+            session_flag = """<span style="color: red ; "> Other 🔒 </span>"""
 
         html_content_session = f"""Session: {session_flag}"""
         self.session_label.setText(html_content_session)