diff --git a/include/bar.hpp b/include/bar.hpp
index 6dc3c03df..5c7d07302 100644
--- a/include/bar.hpp
+++ b/include/bar.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Bar {
   Json::Value config;
   struct wl_surface *surface;
   bool visible = true;
+  Gtk::Box box_;
   Gtk::Window window;
   Gtk::Orientation orientation = Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL;
   Gtk::PositionType position = Gtk::POS_TOP;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class Bar {
  private:
   void onMap(GdkEventAny *);
   auto setupWidgets() -> void;
-  void getModules(const Factory &, const std::string &, waybar::Group *);
+  void getModules(const std::string &);
   void setupAltFormatKeyForModule(const std::string &module_name);
   void setupAltFormatKeyForModuleList(const char *module_list_name);
   void setMode(const bar_mode &);
@@ -105,10 +106,11 @@ class Bar {
   uint32_t width_, height_;
   bool passthrough_;
 
+  Factory factory_;
+
   Gtk::Box left_;
   Gtk::Box center_;
   Gtk::Box right_;
-  Gtk::Box box_;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<waybar::AModule>> modules_left_;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<waybar::AModule>> modules_center_;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<waybar::AModule>> modules_right_;
@@ -116,7 +118,6 @@ class Bar {
   using BarIpcClient = modules::sway::BarIpcClient;
   std::unique_ptr<BarIpcClient> _ipc_client;
 #endif
-  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<waybar::AModule>> modules_all_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace waybar
diff --git a/include/factory.hpp b/include/factory.hpp
index f805aab5e..668bcb3f2 100644
--- a/include/factory.hpp
+++ b/include/factory.hpp
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ class Bar;
 class Factory {
  public:
   Factory(const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config);
-  AModule* makeModule(const std::string& name, const std::string& pos) const;
+  std::shared_ptr<AModule> addModule(const std::string& name, const std::string& pos);
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<waybar::AModule>> modules_all_;
 
  private:
   const Bar& bar_;
   const Json::Value& config_;
+  waybar::AModule* makeModule(const std::string& name, const std::string& pos, waybar::Factory& factory) const;
 };
 
 }  // namespace waybar
diff --git a/include/group.hpp b/include/group.hpp
index 67cf43855..3b825f408 100644
--- a/include/group.hpp
+++ b/include/group.hpp
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 #include <json/json.h>
 
 #include "AModule.hpp"
+#include "factory.hpp"
 #include "gtkmm/revealer.h"
 
 namespace waybar {
 
 class Group : public AModule {
  public:
-  Group(const std::string&, const std::string&, const Json::Value&, bool);
+  Group(const std::string&, const std::string&, const Json::Value&, bool, const std::string&, Factory&);
   virtual ~Group() = default;
   auto update() -> void override;
   operator Gtk::Widget&() override;
diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index 872632acb..cdbc3ee8a 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "client.hpp"
 #include "factory.hpp"
-#include "group.hpp"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SWAY
 #include "modules/sway/bar.hpp"
@@ -139,7 +138,8 @@ waybar::Bar::Bar(struct waybar_output* w_output, const Json::Value& w_config)
       left_(Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0),
       center_(Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0),
       right_(Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0),
-      box_(Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0) {
+      box_(Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0),
+      factory_(*this, config) {
   window.set_title("waybar");
   window.set_name("waybar");
   window.set_decorated(false);
@@ -466,49 +466,26 @@ void waybar::Bar::setupAltFormatKeyForModuleList(const char* module_list_name) {
 }
 
 void waybar::Bar::handleSignal(int signal) {
-  for (auto& module : modules_all_) {
+  for (const auto& module : factory_.modules_all_) {
     module->refresh(signal);
   }
 }
 
-void waybar::Bar::getModules(const Factory& factory, const std::string& pos,
-                             waybar::Group* group = nullptr) {
-  auto module_list = group ? config[pos]["modules"] : config[pos];
+void waybar::Bar::getModules(const std::string& pos) {
+  auto module_list = config[pos];
   if (module_list.isArray()) {
     for (const auto& name : module_list) {
       try {
         auto ref = name.asString();
-        AModule* module;
-
-        if (ref.compare(0, 6, "group/") == 0 && ref.size() > 6) {
-          auto hash_pos = ref.find('#');
-          auto id_name = ref.substr(6, hash_pos - 6);
-          auto class_name = hash_pos != std::string::npos ? ref.substr(hash_pos + 1) : "";
-
-          auto vertical = (group ? group->getBox().get_orientation() : box_.get_orientation()) ==
-                          Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL;
-
-          auto group_module = new waybar::Group(id_name, class_name, config[ref], vertical);
-          getModules(factory, ref, group_module);
-          module = group_module;
-        } else {
-          module = factory.makeModule(ref, pos);
+        auto module = factory_.addModule(ref, pos);
+        if (pos == "modules-left") {
+          modules_left_.emplace_back(module);
         }
-
-        std::shared_ptr<AModule> module_sp(module);
-        modules_all_.emplace_back(module_sp);
-        if (group) {
-          group->addWidget(*module);
-        } else {
-          if (pos == "modules-left") {
-            modules_left_.emplace_back(module_sp);
-          }
-          if (pos == "modules-center") {
-            modules_center_.emplace_back(module_sp);
-          }
-          if (pos == "modules-right") {
-            modules_right_.emplace_back(module_sp);
-          }
+        if (pos == "modules-center") {
+          modules_center_.emplace_back(module);
+        }
+        if (pos == "modules-right") {
+          modules_right_.emplace_back(module);
         }
         module->dp.connect([module, ref] {
           try {
@@ -539,10 +516,9 @@ auto waybar::Bar::setupWidgets() -> void {
   setupAltFormatKeyForModuleList("modules-right");
   setupAltFormatKeyForModuleList("modules-center");
 
-  Factory factory(*this, config);
-  getModules(factory, "modules-left");
-  getModules(factory, "modules-center");
-  getModules(factory, "modules-right");
+  getModules("modules-left");
+  getModules("modules-center");
+  getModules("modules-right");
   for (auto const& module : modules_left_) {
     left_.pack_start(*module, false, false);
   }
diff --git a/src/factory.cpp b/src/factory.cpp
index 0549fe09f..b5fc3bccb 100644
--- a/src/factory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "factory.hpp"
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "bar.hpp"
+#include "gtkmm/enums.h"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CHRONO_TIMEZONES) || defined(HAVE_LIBDATE)
 #include "modules/clock.hpp"
@@ -110,10 +112,20 @@
 #include "modules/temperature.hpp"
 #include "modules/user.hpp"
 
-waybar::Factory::Factory(const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config) : bar_(bar), config_(config) {}
+waybar::Factory::Factory(const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config) : bar_(bar), config_(config) {
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<waybar::AModule> waybar::Factory::addModule(const std::string& name,
+                                                             const std::string& pos) {
+  auto module = makeModule(name, pos, *this);
+  std::shared_ptr<AModule> module_sp(module);
+  modules_all_.emplace_back(module_sp);
+  return module_sp;
+}
 
 waybar::AModule* waybar::Factory::makeModule(const std::string& name,
-                                             const std::string& pos) const {
+                                             const std::string& pos,
+                                             waybar::Factory& factory) const {
   try {
     auto hash_pos = name.find('#');
     auto ref = name.substr(0, hash_pos);
@@ -325,6 +337,16 @@ waybar::AModule* waybar::Factory::makeModule(const std::string& name,
     if (ref.compare(0, 5, "cffi/") == 0 && ref.size() > 5) {
       return new waybar::modules::CFFI(ref.substr(5), id, config_[name]);
     }
+    if (ref.compare(0, 6, "group/") == 0 && ref.size() > 6) {
+      return new waybar::Group(
+        ref.substr(6),
+        hash_pos != std::string::npos ? ref.substr(hash_pos + 1) : "",
+        config_[name],
+        bar_.box_.get_orientation() == Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL,
+        pos,
+        factory
+      );
+    }
   } catch (const std::exception& e) {
     auto err = fmt::format("Disabling module \"{}\", {}", name, e.what());
     throw std::runtime_error(err);
diff --git a/src/group.cpp b/src/group.cpp
index 262cae656..07fe5bc64 100644
--- a/src/group.cpp
+++ b/src/group.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ const Gtk::RevealerTransitionType getPreferredTransitionType(bool is_vertical) {
 
   if (is_vertical) {
     return Gtk::RevealerTransitionType::REVEALER_TRANSITION_TYPE_SLIDE_UP;
-  } else {
-    return Gtk::RevealerTransitionType::REVEALER_TRANSITION_TYPE_SLIDE_LEFT;
   }
+  return Gtk::RevealerTransitionType::REVEALER_TRANSITION_TYPE_SLIDE_LEFT;
 }
 
 Group::Group(const std::string& name, const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config,
-             bool vertical)
+             bool vertical, const std::string& pos, Factory& factory)
     : AModule(config, name, id, true, true),
       box{vertical ? Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL : Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0},
       revealer_box{vertical ? Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL : Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0} {
@@ -81,6 +80,26 @@ Group::Group(const std::string& name, const std::string& id, const Json::Value&
 
     addHoverHandlerTo(revealer);
   }
+
+  auto module_list = config_["modules"];
+  if (module_list.isArray()) {
+    for (const auto& name : module_list) {
+      try {
+        auto ref = name.asString();
+        auto module = factory.addModule(ref, pos);
+        addWidget(*module);
+        module->dp.connect([module, ref] {
+          try {
+            module->update();
+          } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+            spdlog::error("{}: {}", ref, e.what());
+          }
+        });
+      } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        spdlog::warn("module {}: {}", name.asString(), e.what());
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 bool Group::handleMouseHover(GdkEventCrossing* const& e) {