diff --git a/src/make_prompt.rs b/src/make_prompt.rs
index 6e3978a..e4fa4a0 100644
--- a/src/make_prompt.rs
+++ b/src/make_prompt.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn get_editor() -> String
 
 fn shell_color_str<T: std::fmt::Display>(string_in: &T, color: &str) -> String
 {
-    format!("\x1b[{color}m{string_in}\x1b[00m")
+    format!("\x01\x1b[{color}m\x02{string_in}\x01\x1b[00m\x02")
 }
 
 fn getenv(varname: &str) -> String