diff --git a/config/fish/functions/fish_prompt.fish b/config/fish/functions/fish_prompt.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13a97b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/fish/functions/fish_prompt.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+set -l last_pipestatus $pipestatus
+set -lx __fish_last_status $status # Export for __fish_print_pipestatus.
+set -l normal (set_color normal)
+
+# Color the prompt differently when we're root
+set -l color_cwd $fish_color_cwd
+set -l suffix '>'
+#if functions -q fish_is_root_user; and fish_is_root_user
+#    if set -q fish_color_cwd_root
+#        set color_cwd $fish_color_cwd_root
+#    end
+#    set suffix '#'
+#end
+
+# If we're running via SSH, change the host color.
+set -l color_host $fish_color_host
+#if set -q SSH_TTY
+#    set color_host $fish_color_host_remote
+#end
+
+# Write pipestatus
+# If the status was carried over (e.g. after `set`), don't bold it.
+set -l bold_flag --bold
+set -q __fish_prompt_status_generation; or set -g __fish_prompt_status_generation $status_generation
+if test $__fish_prompt_status_generation = $status_generation
+    set bold_flag
+end
+set __fish_prompt_status_generation $status_generation
+set -l prompt_status (__fish_print_pipestatus "[" "]" "|" (set_color $fish_color_status) (set_color $bold_flag $fish_color_status) $last_pipestatus)
+
+echo -n -s (set_color $fish_color_user) "$USER" $normal (set_color $fish_color_separator) @ $normal (set_color $color_host) (prompt_hostname) $normal ' ' (set_color $color_cwd) (prompt_pwd) $normal (fish_vcs_prompt) $normal " "$prompt_status $suffix " "
+#echo -n -s (set_color --bold red) "$USER" $normal (set_color --bold yellow) @ $normal (set_color cyan) (prompt_hostname) $normal ' ' (set_color yellow) (prompt_pwd) $normal (fish_vcs_prompt) $normal " "$prompt_status $suffix " "
diff --git a/home-manager.nix b/home-manager.nix
index 56fc36b..81a6299 100644
--- a/home-manager.nix
+++ b/home-manager.nix
@@ -26,33 +26,7 @@ set fish_greeting "Good Morning! Nice day for fishing ain't it! Hu ha!"
           wget = "wget -c";
         };
         functions = {
-          fish_prompt =
-  ''
-  # Defined in /home/marc/.config/fish/functions/fish_prompt.fish @ line 2
-  # slightly modified from defaults
-      set -l last_pipestatus $pipestatus
-      set -lx __fish_last_status $status # Export for __fish_print_pipestatus.
-      set -l normal (set_color normal)
-
-      # Color the prompt differently when we're root
-      set -l color_cwd $fish_color_cwd
-      set -l suffix '>'
-
-      # If we're running via SSH, change the host color.
-      set -l color_host $fish_color_host
-
-      # Write pipestatus
-      # If the status was carried over (e.g. after `set`), don't bold it.
-      set -l bold_flag --bold
-      set -q __fish_prompt_status_generation; or set -g __fish_prompt_status_generation $status_generation
-      if test $__fish_prompt_status_generation = $status_generation
-          set bold_flag
-      end
-      set __fish_prompt_status_generation $status_generation
-      set -l prompt_status (__fish_print_pipestatus "[" "]" "|" (set_color $fish_color_status) (set_color $bold_flag $fish_color_status) $last_pipestatus)
-
-      echo -n -s (set_color $fish_color_user) "$USER" $normal (set_color $fish_color_separator) @ $normal (set_color $color_host) (prompt_hostname) $normal ' ' (set_color $color_cwd) (prompt_pwd) $normal (fish_vcs_prompt) $normal " "$prompt_status $suffix " "
-  '';
+          fish_prompt = (builtins.readFile ./config/fish/functions/fish_prompt.fish);
         };
       };
     };