diff --git a/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.base.bash b/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.base.bash
index 1939dfca..f6b11f42 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.base.bash
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function __powerline_left_segment {
   local OLD_IFS="${IFS}"; IFS="|"
   local params=( $1 )
   IFS="${OLD_IFS}"
-  local separator_char=""
+  local separator_char="${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR}"
   local separator=""
 
   if [[ "${SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT}" -gt 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.theme.bash b/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.theme.bash
index f8fb6499..1897a6ba 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.theme.bash
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR:=""}
+
 . "$BASH_IT/themes/powerline-naked/powerline-naked.base.bash"
 
 PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR:=""}
-POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR:=""}
 
 USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR=${POWERLINE_USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR:=" "}
 USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=240