diff --git a/modules/controlcenter/player.py b/modules/controlcenter/player.py
index 9c65c42..0a1c6d8 100644
--- a/modules/controlcenter/player.py
+++ b/modules/controlcenter/player.py
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ class Player(Box):
                             f"https://img.youtube.com/vi/{video_id}/hqdefault.jpg"
                         )
                         logger.debug(
-                            f"Found YouTube thumbnail for {player_name}: {new_thumbnail}"
+                            f"Found YouTube thumbnail for {player_name}: {
+                                new_thumbnail
+                            }"
                         )
 
             # Only update if thumbnail has changed
diff --git a/modules/panel/components/recording_indicator.py b/modules/panel/components/recording_indicator.py
index 4eb0b86..ab318e3 100644
--- a/modules/panel/components/recording_indicator.py
+++ b/modules/panel/components/recording_indicator.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from gi.repository import GLib
 
 class RecordingIndicator(Button):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(name="panel-button", visible=False, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(name="panel-button", visible=True, **kwargs)
 
         self.script_path = get_relative_path("../../../scripts/screen-capture.sh")
         self.recording_start_time = None
@@ -58,14 +58,20 @@ class RecordingIndicator(Button):
         return False
 
     def is_recorder_running(self):
+        # add more process names if needed
+        recorder_processes = ["wf-recorder", "gpu-screen-recorder"]
+
         try:
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                ["pgrep", "-x", "wf-recorder", "-x", "gpu-screen-recorder"],
-                capture_output=True,
-                text=True,
-                timeout=1,
-            )
-            return result.returncode == 0
+            for proc in recorder_processes:
+                result = subprocess.run(
+                    ["pgrep", "-x", proc],
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    text=True,
+                    timeout=1,
+                )
+                if result.returncode == 0:
+                    return True  # Found a running recorder process
+            return False  # None found running
         except Exception:
             return False