diff --git a/volumeset.sh b/volumeset.sh
index cad8d4f..06c278f 100755
--- a/volumeset.sh
+++ b/volumeset.sh
@@ -3,26 +3,28 @@
 # notification to twmn using twmnc
 
 step=1
+sink="@DEFAULT_SINK@"
 
 if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
   case $1 in
     "up")
-      amixer set Master $step%+
+      pactl set-sink-mute $sink false
+      pactl set-sink-volume $sink +$step%
       direction='increased to ';;
     "down")
-      amixer set Master $step%-
+      pactl set-sink-volume $sink -$step%
       direction='decreased to ';;
     "mute")
-      amixer set Master toggle;;
+      pactl set-sink-mute $sink toggle;;
     *)
       echo "Invalid option";;
   esac
 fi
 
-muted=`amixer get Master | grep "Front Left:" | awk '{print $6}'`
-vol=`amixer get Master | grep "Front Left:" | awk '{print $5}' | tr -d '[]'`
+muted=`pactl list sinks | grep "Mute" | awk '{print $2}'`
+vol=`pactl list sinks | grep "front-left" | awk '{print $5}'`
 
-if [[ $muted == "[off]" ]]; then
+if [[ $muted == "no" ]]; then
   twmnc -t 'volume' -c 'muted' -d 100
 else
   twmnc -t 'volume' -c "${direction}${vol}" -d 100