diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index 7c1e29e..967ea63 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -414,23 +414,23 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
 
     -- Custom shortcuts
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume", function()
-        awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master 3%+", false)
+        awful.util.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 +3%", false)
     end, {description = "increase the volume by 3%", group="Fn Keys"}),
 
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioLowerVolume", function()
-        awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master 3%-", false)
+        awful.util.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 -3%", false)
     end, {description = "decrease the volume by 3%", group="Fn Keys"}),
 
     awful.key({modkey}, "Up", function()
-        awful.util.spawn("amixer sset Master 3%+", false)
+        awful.util.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 +3%", false)
     end, {description = "increase the volume by 3%", group="Sound controls"}),
 
     awful.key({modkey}, "Down", function()
-        awful.util.spawn("amixer sset Master 3%-", false)
+        awful.util.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume 0 -3%", false)
     end, {description = "decrease the volume by 3%", group="Sound controls"}),
 
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioMute", function()
-            awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master toggle", false)
+            awful.util.spawn("pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle", false)
         end, {description = "mute sound", group="Fn Keys"}),
 
     awful.key({ }, "XF86MonBrightnessDown", function ()