diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 0c3ec72..24095e3 100755
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ winln(){
 
 __my_battery_status(){
     local dir=/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0
-    if test -d $dir
+    if test -d $dir && test -r $dir/status && test -r $dir/charge_full && test -r $dir/charge_now
     then
         local st=$(cat $dir/status)
         local full=$(cat $dir/charge_full)