diff --git a/src/tmux_utils.sh b/src/tmux_utils.sh
index 30ccb94..02dc33f 100644
--- a/src/tmux_utils.sh
+++ b/src/tmux_utils.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ tmux_set_window_option_now() {
 
 # return the value of status style
 tmux_get_statusstyle() {
-  local _val=tmux show-option -gqv status-style
+  local _val
+  _val=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-style)
+  echo "$_val"
+}
+
+tmux_get_statusleft() {
+  local _val
+  _val=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
   echo "$_val"
 }
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_enabled.sh
index 4779e99..9e4d17c 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_enabled.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour241,fg=colour248] #S #[bg=colour237,fg=colour241,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_transparent_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_transparent_enabled.sh
index d1656ed..274e778 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_transparent_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark256_transparent_enabled.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour241,fg=colour248] #S #[bg=colour237,fg=colour241,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_enabled.sh
index ee111d7..17b9bb9 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_enabled.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=#665c54,fg=#bdae93] #S #[bg=#3c3836,fg=#665c54,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_transparent_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_transparent_enabled.sh
index 5c94b36..42a1213 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_transparent_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_dark_transparent_enabled.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=#665c54,fg=#bdae93] #S #[bg=#3c3836,fg=#665c54,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_enabled.sh
index 4b81f41..7c55396 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_enabled.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour239,fg=colour223] #S #[bg=colour250,fg=colour239,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$()
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_transparent_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_transparent_enabled.sh
index 2e5c7e0..ccf17a5 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_transparent_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light256_transparent_enabled.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour239,fg=colour223] #S #[bg=colour250,fg=colour239,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_enabled.sh
index 13930af..db65da7 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_enabled.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=#bdae93,fg=#665c54] #S #[bg=#ebdbb2,fg=#bdae93,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_transparent_enabled.sh b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_transparent_enabled.sh
index 0f1d914..c12fab1 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_transparent_enabled.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_check_gruvbox_light_transparent_enabled.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=#bdae93,fg=#665c54] #S #[bg=#ebdbb2,fg=#bdae93,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_without_theme_fallback_to_gruvbox_dark256.sh b/tests/linux/test_without_theme_fallback_to_gruvbox_dark256.sh
index abd7b9f..058ded6 100755
--- a/tests/linux/test_without_theme_fallback_to_gruvbox_dark256.sh
+++ b/tests/linux/test_without_theme_fallback_to_gruvbox_dark256.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EOF
 
   # check if left side match
   _status_left_expected="#[bg=colour241,fg=colour248] #S #[bg=colour237,fg=colour241,nobold,noitalics,nounderscore]"
-  _status_left_current=$(tmux show-option -gqv status-left)
+  _status_left_current=$(tmux_get_statusleft)
   if [[ "$_status_left_current" != "$_status_left_expected" ]]; then
     helper_print_fail "status-left did not match" "$_status_left_current" "$_status_left_expected"
     helper_teardown