diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/chadtree.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/chadtree.lua
index 992f5fb..7033b11 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/chadtree.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/chadtree.lua
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ local M = {}
 
 M.sections = vim.deepcopy(nerdtree.sections)
 
-M.inactive_sections = vim.deepcopy(nerdtree.inactive_sections)
-
 M.filetypes = {'CHADTree'}
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua
index bd7d7b1..acbb24d 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ end
 
 M.sections = {lualine_a = {fugitive_branch}, lualine_z = {'location'}}
 
-M.inactive_sections = vim.deepcopy(M.sections)
-
 M.filetypes = {'fugitive'}
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua
index 72f38ce..bb3ec7c 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ local M = {}
 
 M.sections = {lualine_a = {fzf_statusline}}
 
-M.inactive_sections = vim.deepcopy(M.sections)
-
 M.filetypes = {'fzf'}
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua
index 43a4ca9..53b1fcd 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ local M = {}
 
 M.sections = {lualine_a = {get_short_cwd}}
 
-M.inactive_sections = vim.deepcopy(M.sections)
-
 M.filetypes = {'nerdtree'}
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/nvim-tree.lua
index aef405c..19731c4 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ local nerdtree = require('lualine.extensions.nerdtree')
 
 local M = {}
 
-M.sections = vim.deepcopy(nerdtree.inactive_sections)
-
-M.inactive_sections = vim.deepcopy(nerdtree.inactive_sections)
+M.sections = vim.deepcopy(nerdtree.sections)
 
 M.filetypes = {'NvimTree'}
 
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua
index c9af169..8df915e 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ M.sections = {
   lualine_z = {'location'}
 }
 
-M.inactive_sections = vim.deepcopy(M.sections)
-
 M.filetypes = {'qf'}
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lualine/init.lua b/lua/lualine/init.lua
index 1058cb2..e696966 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/init.lua
@@ -91,17 +91,14 @@ end
 
 -- check if any extension matches the filetype and return proper sections
 local function get_extension_sections()
-  local sections, inactive_sections = nil, nil
   for _, extension in ipairs(config.extensions) do
     for _, filetype in ipairs(extension.filetypes) do
-      if vim.bo.filetype == filetype then
-        sections = extension.sections
-        inactive_sections = extension.inactive_sections
-        break
-      end
+      local current_ft = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(
+                             vim.fn.winbufnr(vim.g.statusline_winid), 'filetype')
+      if current_ft == filetype then return extension.sections end
     end
   end
-  return {sections = sections, inactive_sections = inactive_sections}
+  return nil
 end
 
 local function status_dispatch()
@@ -116,15 +113,15 @@ local function status_dispatch()
   end
   local extension_sections = get_extension_sections()
   if vim.g.statusline_winid == vim.fn.win_getid() then
-    local sections = extension_sections.sections
-    if sections == nil then sections = config.sections end
-    return statusline(sections, true)
-  else
-    local inactive_sections = extension_sections.inactive_sections
-    if inactive_sections == nil then
-      inactive_sections = config.inactive_sections
+    if extension_sections ~= nil then
+      return statusline(extension_sections, true)
     end
-    return statusline(inactive_sections, false)
+    return statusline(config.sections, true)
+  else
+    if extension_sections ~= nil then
+      return statusline(extension_sections, false)
+    end
+    return statusline(config.inactive_sections, false)
   end
 end
 
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ local function set_statusline()
       augroup lualine
         autocmd!
         autocmd WinLeave,BufLeave * lua vim.wo.statusline=require'lualine'.statusline()
-        autocmd WinEnter,BufEnter * set statusline<
+        autocmd BufWinEnter,WinEnter,BufEnter * set statusline<
         autocmd VimResized * redrawstatus
       augroup END
     ]], false)
diff --git a/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua b/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua
index 69b4ebb..066a652 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ local function load_extensions(config)
   for index, extension in pairs(config.extensions) do
     local local_extension = require('lualine.extensions.' .. extension)
     load_sections(local_extension.sections, config.options)
-    load_sections(local_extension.inactive_sections, config.options)
     config.extensions[index] = local_extension
   end
 end