diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9888a0..1992602 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ Edit your  `~/.profile` or `~/.bash_profile` and add the following to the top:
 
     export GITAWAREPROMPT=~/.bash/git-aware-prompt
     source $GITAWAREPROMPT/main.sh
-    export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtylw\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
-
+    export PS1="\u@\h \w \[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtred\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
 
 Optionally, if you want a nice pretty prompt when using `sudo -s`, also add this line:
 
diff --git a/prompt.sh b/prompt.sh
index cfe5e94..7bd51f5 100644
--- a/prompt.sh
+++ b/prompt.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ find_git_dirty() {
 PROMPT_COMMAND="find_git_branch; find_git_dirty; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
 
 # Default Git enabled prompt with dirty state
-# export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
+# export PS1="\u@\h \w \[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtred\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
 
 # Another variant:
 # export PS1="\[$bldgrn\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\[$bldylw\]\$git_branch\[$txtcyn\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "