diff --git a/template/bash_profile.template.bash b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
index 75febdab..378950d9 100755
--- a/template/bash_profile.template.bash
+++ b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export BASH_IT="{{BASH_IT}}"
 # location /.bash_it/themes/
 export BASH_IT_THEME='bobby'
 
+# Some themes can show whether `sudo` has a current token or not.
+# Set `$THEME_CHECK_SUDO` to `true` to check every prompt:
+#THEME_CHECK_SUDO='true'
+
 # (Advanced): Change this to the name of your remote repo if you
 # cloned bash-it with a remote other than origin such as `bash-it`.
 # export BASH_IT_REMOTE='bash-it'
diff --git a/themes/base.theme.bash b/themes/base.theme.bash
index 94e6befd..9e4a2562 100644
--- a/themes/base.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/base.theme.bash
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ SCM_THEME_CURRENT_USER_SUFFIX=''
 SCM_THEME_CHAR_PREFIX=''
 SCM_THEME_CHAR_SUFFIX=''
 
-THEME_BATTERY_PERCENTAGE_CHECK=${THEME_BATTERY_PERCENTAGE_CHECK:=true}
+# Define this here so it can be used by all of the themes
+: "${THEME_CHECK_SUDO:=false}"
+: "${THEME_BATTERY_PERCENTAGE_CHECK:=true}"
 
 SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS=${SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS:=true}
 SCM_GIT_SHOW_REMOTE_INFO=${SCM_GIT_SHOW_REMOTE_INFO:=auto}
diff --git a/themes/gitline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/gitline/powerline.base.bash
index 4f6b17b0..7f6f3130 100644
--- a/themes/gitline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/gitline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# Sudo check after every command
-THEME_CHECK_SUDO=${THEME_CHECK_SUDO:=true}
 
 #To set color for foreground and background
 function set_color {
diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index 85ad4c2b..84469e87 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034 # Expected behavior for themes.
 
-# Define this here so it can be used by all of the Powerline themes
-THEME_CHECK_SUDO=${THEME_CHECK_SUDO:=true}
-
 function set_color() {
 	local fg='' bg=''
 	if [[ "${1:-}" != "-" ]]; then