diff --git a/const.sh b/const.sh
index 5333c3f..c8291b4 100755
--- a/const.sh
+++ b/const.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ fi
 export COLORTERM=truecolor
 PROMPT_COLOR=36m
 PROMPT_END=$
-HOST_COLOR=31m
+HOST_FG=31m
+HOST_BG=49
diff --git a/prompt.sh b/prompt.sh
index 0fe01e7..b35fa1f 100755
--- a/prompt.sh
+++ b/prompt.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export PS1="\[\033[01;$PROMPT_COLOR\]\u@\[\033[01;$HOST_COLOR\]\h\[\033[01;34m\] \w\\
-\[\033[01;30m\]\$(__git_ps1)\$(__hg_ps1) \\
-\[\033[01;$PROMPT_COLOR\]\$PROMPT_END\[\033[00m\] \\
+export PS1="\e[01;$PROMPT_COLOR\u@\e[$HOST_BG;$HOST_FG\h\e[49;34m\] \w\
+\e[01;30m\$(__git_ps1)\$(__hg_ps1) \
+\e[01;$PROMPT_COLOR\$PROMPT_END\e[00m \
 "