diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33ca1ce..0bbc5c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ Edit your  `~/.profile` or `~/.bash_profile` and add the following to the top:
 
     export DOTBASH=~/.bash
     source $DOTBASH/main.sh
-    PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtrst\]\\$ "
+    export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtrst\]\\$ "
+
+Optionally, if you want a nice pretty prompt when using `sudo -s`, also add this line:
+
+    export SUDO_PS1="\[$bakred\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtrst\]\\$ "
 
 
 ## Configuring
diff --git a/prompt.sh b/prompt.sh
index c06a6d8..3a00c4b 100644
--- a/prompt.sh
+++ b/prompt.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ function find_git_branch {
 PROMPT_COMMAND="find_git_branch; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
 
 # Default Git enabled prompt
-# PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtrst\]\\$ "
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+# export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtrst\]\\$ "
+
+# Default Git enabled root prompt (for use with "sudo -s")
+# export SUDO_PS1="\[$bakred\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtrst\]\\$ "
\ No newline at end of file