diff --git a/zsh-init b/zsh-init
index f0c5ee9..60e9b37 100755
--- a/zsh-init
+++ b/zsh-init
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/zsh
 
+autoload -U colors && colors
+
 OVER_PROMPT_CFG="/etc/over/prompt.cfg"
 
 if [[ -a "$OVER_PROMPT_CFG" ]]; then
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ function precmd {
 	local OVER_OPTS RAW_DATA LOGIN_PART STATS_PART DATA TOP_LEFT TOP_RIGHT PADDING PADDING_SIZE
 	set -A OVER_OPTS ${(s. .)OVER_PROMPT_OPTS}
 	
+	PS1="$(print "%(?.%{\e[1;36m%}.%{\e[1;31m%}%?%{\e[0m%}:%{\e[1;31m%})%(\!.#.$)%{\e[0m%} ")"
+	
 	RAW_DATA="$(/usr/share/over-prompt/data $OVER_OPTS[1] $OVER_OPTS[2] $OVER_OPTS[3])"
 	
 	if [ -n "$RAW_DATA" ]; then
@@ -30,11 +34,8 @@ function precmd {
 		PADDING=$(printf " "%.0s {1..$PADDING_SIZE})
 		
 		print "$TOP_LEFT$PADDING$TOP_RIGHT"
-		
-		PS1="$(print "%(?.\e[1;36m.\e[1;31m%?\e[0m:\e[1;31m)%(!.#.$)\e[0m ")"
 	else
 		print -P "\e[5;31m!!! unable to run /usr/share/over-prompt/data\e[0m"
-		PS1="$(print "%(?.\e[1;36m.\e[1;31m%?\e[0m:\e[1;31m)%(!.#.$)\e[0m ")"
 	fi
 }