diff --git a/tasks/usersettings.yml b/tasks/usersettings.yml
index 320d991..b145ef5 100644
--- a/tasks/usersettings.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersettings.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
   with_items:
     - { src: "{{ role_path }}/files/_gitignore_global", dest: ".gitignore_global" }
-    - { src: "{{ role_path }}/files/_tmux.conf", dest: ".tmux.conf" }
     - { src: "{{ role_path }}/files/_vimrc", dest: ".vimrc" }
     - { src: "{{ role_path }}/files/_oh-my-zsh/jtbx.zsh-theme", dest: ".oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/jtbx.zsh-theme" }
 - name: usersettings - Set zshrc
@@ -55,6 +54,10 @@
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/_gitconfig.j2"
     dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.gitconfig"
   when: usersetup_gitconfig == true
+- name: usersettings - Set tmux.conf
+  template:
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/_tmux.conf.j2"
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.tmux.conf"
 
 - name: usersettings - Create .vim directory
   file:
diff --git a/files/_tmux.conf b/templates/_tmux.conf.j2
similarity index 57%
rename from files/_tmux.conf
rename to templates/_tmux.conf.j2
index 131e3fc..79c5cb6 100644
--- a/files/_tmux.conf
+++ b/templates/_tmux.conf.j2
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
 # shorter timing
 set -g repeat-time 200
 
+{% if not (ansible_distribution == "CentOS" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int <= 7) %}
 # configure mouse
 setw -g mouse on
+{% endif %}
 
 # don't rename windows automatically
 set-option -g allow-rename off
@@ -27,12 +29,27 @@ setw -g pane-base-index 1
 # status bar
 #set -g status-right '#[fg=white]#(hostname)@#(host `hostname` | cut -d " " -f 4)'
 set-window-option -g status-left " #S "
+{% if ansible_distribution == "CentOS" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int <= 7 %}
+set-window-option -g status-left-fg black
+set-window-option -g status-left-bg white
+{% else %}
 set-window-option -g status-left-style fg=black,bg=white
+{% endif %}
 
 set-window-option -g status-right " %H:%M %Y-%m-%d | #(hostname) "
+{% if ansible_distribution == "CentOS" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int <= 7 %}
+set-window-option -g status-right-fg black
+set-window-option -g status-right-bg white
+{% else %}
 set-window-option -g status-right-style fg=black,bg=white
+{% endif %}
 
 set-window-option -g window-status-format " #I: #W "
 
 set-window-option -g window-status-current-format " #I: #W "
+{% if ansible_distribution == "CentOS" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int <= 7 %}
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg green
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg black
+{% else %}
 set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=green,bg=black
+{% endif %}