diff --git a/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.base.bash b/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.base.bash
index 5a78d70a..0984bba8 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.base.bash
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function __powerline_prompt_command {
   [[ "${last_status}" -ne 0 ]] && __powerline_left_segment $(__powerline_last_status_prompt ${last_status})
   [[ -n "${LEFT_PROMPT}" ]] && LEFT_PROMPT+="$(set_color ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR} -)${separator_char}${normal}"
 
-  PS1="${LEFT_PROMPT}"
+  PS1="${LEFT_PROMPT} "
 
   ## cleanup ##
   unset LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR \
diff --git a/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.theme.bash b/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.theme.bash
index d5d0d035..98503720 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-flies/powerline-flies.theme.bash
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ THEME_CLOCK_FORMAT=${THEME_CLOCK_FORMAT:="%H:%M:%S"}
 IN_VIM_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=245
 IN_VIM_THEME_PROMPT_TEXT="vim"
 
-POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR="$ "
+POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR="$"
 POWERLINE_PROMPT=${POWERLINE_PROMPT:="user_info scm python_venv wd"}
 
 safe_append_prompt_command __powerline_prompt_command