diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index a7c5f50b..723a7a11 100755
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -98,19 +98,19 @@ _ps1() {
 		hostname_prefix="${fg_bold}${fg_red}`hostname`${r}${fg_red}:"
 	fi
 	# Change $ color depending on shell
-	cashcolor="${fg_green}"
+	suffix="${fg_green}"
 	case $0 in
 		bash)
-			cashcolor="${fg_blue}"
+			suffix="${fg_blue}%%"
 			;;
 		ksh)
-			cashcolor="${fg_yellow}"
+			suffix="${fg_yellow}$"
 			;;
 		sh)
-			cashcolor="${fg_grey}"
+			suffix="${fg_grey}$"
 			;;
 		*)
-			cashcolor="${fg_green}"
+			suffix="${fg_green}$"
 			;;
 	esac
 	# Show the tilde instead of $HOME
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ _ps1() {
 	if ! [ "$exitcode" = "0" ]; then
 		fail="${fg_bold}${fg_red}?"
 	fi
-	printf "[${hostname_prefix}${cpwd}${r}]${fail}${r}${cashcolor}\$${r} "
+	printf "[${hostname_prefix}${cpwd}${r}]${fail}${r}${suffix}${r} "
 }
 
 if ! [ "$ZSH_NAME" ]; then