diff --git a/modules/gcal/display.go b/modules/gcal/display.go
index 684fa94c2..6de13c1d8 100644
--- a/modules/gcal/display.go
+++ b/modules/gcal/display.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 		return title, widget.err.Error(), true
 	}
 
-	if (calEvents == nil) || (len(calEvents) == 0) {
+	if len(calEvents) == 0 {
 		return title, "No calendar events", false
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/todo/display.go b/modules/todo/display.go
index ae2ce84ad..85deaff0f 100644
--- a/modules/todo/display.go
+++ b/modules/todo/display.go
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ func (widget *Widget) RowColor(idx int, hidden int, checked bool) string {
 	}
 
 	if checked {
-		return widget.settings.Colors.Checked
+		return fmt.Sprintf(
+			"%s:%s",
+			widget.settings.Colors.Checked,
+			widget.CommonSettings().Colors.Background,
+		)
 	} else {
 		return widget.CommonSettings().RowColor(idx - hidden)
 	}
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) formattedItemLine(idx int, hidden int, currItem *checklist
 
 	todoDate := currItem.Date
 	row := fmt.Sprintf(
-		` [%s]|%s| `,
+		`[%s] |%s| `,
 		rowColor,
 		currItem.CheckMark(),
 	)
diff --git a/modules/uptimekuma/widget.go b/modules/uptimekuma/widget.go
index 668468c1c..f8c2a215c 100644
--- a/modules/uptimekuma/widget.go
+++ b/modules/uptimekuma/widget.go
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() string {
 	if statusCounts[DOWN] == 0 {
 		downColor = "green"
 	}
-	builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Up: [green]%d", textColor, statusCounts[UP]))
-	builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] (%.1f%%)", textColor, avgUptime))
-	builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s], Down: [%s]%d", textColor, downColor, statusCounts[DOWN]))
+	fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "[%s] Up: [green]%d", textColor, statusCounts[UP])
+	fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "[%s] (%.1f%%)", textColor, avgUptime)
+	fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "[%s], Down: [%s]%d", textColor, downColor, statusCounts[DOWN])
 	if statusCounts[MAINTENANCE] > 0 {
-		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s], Maint: [%s]%d", textColor, "blue", statusCounts[MAINTENANCE]))
+		fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "[%s], Maint: [%s]%d", textColor, "blue", statusCounts[MAINTENANCE])
 	}
 	if statusCounts[PENDING] > 0 {
-		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s], Pend: [%s]%d", textColor, "orange", statusCounts[PENDING]))
+		fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "[%s], Pend: [%s]%d", textColor, "orange", statusCounts[PENDING])
 	}
 
 	if widget.statusData.Incident != nil {
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() string {
 		created, err := time.Parse(layout, widget.statusData.Incident.CreatedDate)
 		if err == nil {
 			hoursAgo := time.Since(created).Hours()
-			builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]\n Incident: %.0fh ago", textColor, hoursAgo))
+			fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "[%s]\n Incident: %.0fh ago", textColor, hoursAgo)
 		} else {
-			builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]\n Incident [unparsable date]", textColor))
+			fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "[%s]\n Incident [unparsable date]", textColor)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/view/bargraph.go b/view/bargraph.go
index c821f74c1..90571fc61 100644
--- a/view/bargraph.go
+++ b/view/bargraph.go
@@ -86,16 +86,15 @@ func BuildStars(data []Bar, maxStars int, starChar string) string {
 		}
 
 		//write the line
-		_, err := buffer.WriteString(
-			fmt.Sprintf(
-				"%s%s[[%s]%s[default]%s] %s\n",
-				bar.Label,
-				strings.Repeat(" ", longestLabel-len(bar.Label)),
-				labelColor,
-				strings.Repeat(starChar, starCount),
-				strings.Repeat(" ", maxStars-starCount),
-				label,
-			),
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(
+			&buffer,
+			"%s%s[[%s]%s[default]%s] %s\n",
+			bar.Label,
+			strings.Repeat(" ", longestLabel-len(bar.Label)),
+			labelColor,
+			strings.Repeat(starChar, starCount),
+			strings.Repeat(" ", maxStars-starCount),
+			label,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ""