diff --git a/bash-files/bashrc b/bash-files/bashrc
index 1d5abcf..941c4aa 100644
--- a/bash-files/bashrc
+++ b/bash-files/bashrc
@@ -22,24 +22,24 @@ parse_git_branch() {
   remote_pattern="# Your branch is (.*) of"
   diverge_pattern="# Your branch and (.*) have diverged"
   if [[ ! ${git_status} =~ "nothing to commit" ]]; then
-    state="${RED}!"
+    state=" ${RED}!"
   else
     state=""
   fi
   # add an else if or two here if you want to get more specific
   if [[ ${git_status} =~ ${remote_pattern} ]]; then
     if [[ ${BASH_REMATCH[1]} == "ahead" ]]; then
-      remote="${YELLOW}↑"
+      remote=" ${YELLOW}↑"
     else
-      remote="${YELLOW}↓"
+      remote=" ${YELLOW}↓"
     fi
   fi
   if [[ ${git_status} =~ ${diverge_pattern} ]]; then
-    remote="${YELLOW}↕"
+    remote=" ${YELLOW}↕"
   fi
   if [[ ${git_status} =~ ${branch_pattern} ]]; then
     branch=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
-    echo " $RED(${branch} ${remote}${state}$RED) "
+    echo " $RED(${branch}${remote}${state}$RED) "
   fi
 }