diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b551c5d..9682a7d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-nix = { version = "0.29", features = ["fs", "hostname", "feature"] }
+nix = {version = "0.29", features = ["fs", "hostname"]}
 color-eyre = { version = "0.6", default-features = false }
 
 [profile.dev]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f725d29..30fa78a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,40 +16,43 @@ use nix::sys::sysinfo::sysinfo;
 fn main() -> Result<(), Report> {
     color_eyre::install()?;
 
-    let fields = Fields {
-        user_info: get_username_and_hostname()?,
-        os_name: get_os_pretty_name()?,
-        kernel_version: get_system_info()?,
-        shell: get_shell()?,
-        uptime: get_current()?,
-        window_manager: get_desktop_info()?,
-        memory_usage: get_memory_usage(sysinfo()?),
-        storage: get_root_disk_usage()?,
-        colors: print_dots()?,
-    };
+    let user_info = get_username_and_hostname()?;
+    let os_name = get_os_pretty_name()?;
+    let kernel_version = get_system_info()?;
+    let shell = get_shell()?;
+    let uptime = get_current()?;
+    let window_manager = get_desktop_info()?;
+    let sys_info = sysinfo()?;
+    let memory_usage = get_memory_usage(sys_info);
+    let storage = get_root_disk_usage()?;
+    let colors = print_dots()?;
 
-    print_system_info(&fields);
+    print_system_info(
+        &user_info,
+        &os_name,
+        &kernel_version,
+        &shell,
+        &uptime,
+        &window_manager,
+        &memory_usage,
+        &storage,
+        &colors,
+    );
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-// Struct to hold all the fields we need to print
-// helps avoid clippy warnings about argument count
-// and makes it easier to pass around, though its
-// not like we need to
-struct Fields {
-    user_info: String,
-    os_name: String,
-    kernel_version: String,
-    shell: String,
-    uptime: String,
-    window_manager: String,
-    memory_usage: String,
-    storage: String,
-    colors: String,
-}
-
-fn print_system_info(fields: &Fields) {
+fn print_system_info(
+    user_info: &str,
+    os_name: &str,
+    kernel_version: &str,
+    shell: &str,
+    uptime: &str,
+    window_manager: &str,
+    memory_usage: &str,
+    storage: &str,
+    colors: &str,
+) {
     println!(
         "
  {CYAN}     ▟█▖    {BLUE}▝█▙ ▗█▛          {user_info} ~{RESET}
@@ -61,15 +64,6 @@ fn print_system_info(fields: &Fields) {
  {BLUE}  ▝█▛  {CYAN}██▖{BLUE}▗▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄       {CYAN}󰍛  {BLUE}Memory{RESET}        {memory_usage}
  {BLUE}   ▝  {CYAN}▟█▜█▖{BLUE}▀▀▀▀▀██▛▀▀▘       {CYAN}󱥎  {BLUE}Storage (/){RESET}   {storage}
  {CYAN}     ▟█▘ ▜█▖    {BLUE}▝█▛          {CYAN}  {BLUE}Colors{RESET}        {colors}
-",
-        user_info = fields.user_info,
-        os_name = fields.os_name,
-        kernel_version = fields.kernel_version,
-        shell = fields.shell,
-        uptime = fields.uptime,
-        window_manager = fields.window_manager,
-        memory_usage = fields.memory_usage,
-        storage = fields.storage,
-        colors = fields.colors,
+    "
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/release.rs b/src/release.rs
index 8a33844..25f5640 100644
--- a/src/release.rs
+++ b/src/release.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
 use color_eyre::Result;
-use std::fs::read_to_string;
+use std::fs::{self, read_to_string};
 use std::io;
 
-pub fn get_system_info() -> nix::Result<String> {
-    let utsname = nix::sys::utsname::uname()?;
-    Ok(format!(
-        "{} {} ({})",
-        utsname.sysname().to_str().unwrap_or("Unknown"),
-        utsname.release().to_str().unwrap_or("Unknown"),
-        utsname.machine().to_str().unwrap_or("Unknown")
-    ))
+// Try to detect OS type as accurately as possible and without depending on uname.
+// /etc/os-release should generally imply Linux, and /etc/bsd-release would imply BSD system.
+fn detect_os() -> Result<&'static str, io::Error> {
+    if fs::metadata("/etc/os-release").is_ok() || fs::metadata("/usr/lib/os-release").is_ok() {
+        Ok("Linux")
+    } else if fs::metadata("/etc/rc.conf").is_ok() || fs::metadata("/etc/bsd-release").is_ok() {
+        Ok("BSD")
+    } else {
+        Ok("Unknown")
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn get_system_info() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+    let system = detect_os()?;
+
+    let kernel_release = read_to_string("/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease")?;
+    let kernel_release = kernel_release.trim();
+
+    let architecture = read_to_string("/proc/sys/kernel/arch")?;
+    let architecture = architecture.trim();
+
+    let result = format!("{system} {kernel_release} ({architecture})");
+    Ok(result)
 }
 
 pub fn get_os_pretty_name() -> Result<String, io::Error> {