diff --git a/_bashrc b/_bashrc
index b30ec62..677e882 100644
--- a/_bashrc
+++ b/_bashrc
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@ prompt_status()
 {
   if [[ "$exitStatus" == "0" ]]
   then
-    echo -n $GREENB
-    echo -en '\xE2\x9a\x90'
+    echo -n "${GREENB}\xE2\x9a\x90"
   else
-    echo -n $REDB
-    echo -en '\xE2\x9a\x91'
+    echo -n "${REDB}\xE2\x9a\x91"
   fi
 }
 prompt_root()
@@ -121,11 +119,11 @@ prompt_remote()
 __ps1pre()
 {
   export exitStatus=$?
-  echo -n "${WHITEB}(${WHITE}\u@$(prompt_remote)\h${WHITEB}) ${BLUEB}\w${RESET}"
+  echo -en "${YELLOWB}(${WHITE}\u${YELLOWB}@$(prompt_remote)\h${YELLOWB}) ${BLUEB}\w${RESET}"
 }
 __ps1post()
 {
-  echo -n "\n$(prompt_status) $(prompt_root)${RESET} "
+  echo -en "\n$(prompt_status) $(prompt_root)${RESET} "
 }
 __ps1()
 {