diff --git a/.bash_tmux b/.bash_tmux
index 6d5205b..4f56d41 100644
--- a/.bash_tmux
+++ b/.bash_tmux
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 # tmux configuration files are found alongside this file
 export TMUX_CONF_DIR=${TMUX_CONF_DIR:-"$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"}
+# default status script just shows whether a reboot is needed
+export TMUX_STATUS_SCRIPT=${TMUX_STATUS_SCRIPT:-$TMUX_CONF_DIR/.tmux.need-reboot.sh}
 
 function tmux_has_main() {
   tmux -2 has-session -t "Main Screen"