diff --git a/themes/avit.zsh-theme b/themes/avit.zsh-theme
index 3179bd837..4f82f3414 100644
--- a/themes/avit.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/avit.zsh-theme
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 # AVIT ZSH Theme
 
+# settings
+typeset +H _current_dir="%{$fg_bold[blue]%}%3~%{$reset_color%} "
+typeset +H _return_status="%{$fg_bold[red]%}%(?..⍉)%{$reset_color%}"
+typeset +H _hist_no="%{$fg[grey]%}%h%{$reset_color%}"
+
 PROMPT='
 $(_user_host)${_current_dir} $(git_prompt_info) $(ruby_prompt_info)
-%{$fg[$CARETCOLOR]%}▶%{$resetcolor%} '
+%{%F{%(!.red.white)}%}▶%{$resetcolor%} '
 
-PROMPT2='%{$fg[$CARETCOLOR]%}◀%{$reset_color%} '
+PROMPT2='%{%F{%(!.red.white)}%}◀%{$reset_color%} '
 
 RPROMPT='$(vi_mode_prompt_info)%{$(echotc UP 1)%}$(_git_time_since_commit) $(git_prompt_status) ${_return_status}%{$(echotc DO 1)%}'
 
-local _current_dir="%{$fg_bold[blue]%}%3~%{$reset_color%} "
-local _return_status="%{$fg_bold[red]%}%(?..⍉)%{$reset_color%}"
-local _hist_no="%{$fg[grey]%}%h%{$reset_color%}"
-
-function _current_dir() {
-  local _max_pwd_length="65"
-  if [[ $(echo -n $PWD | wc -c) -gt ${_max_pwd_length} ]]; then
-    echo "%{$fg_bold[blue]%}%-2~ ... %3~%{$reset_color%} "
-  else
-    echo "%{$fg_bold[blue]%}%~%{$reset_color%} "
-  fi
-}
-
 function _user_host() {
+  local me
   if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]; then
     me="%n@%m"
   elif [[ $LOGNAME != $USER ]]; then
@@ -35,39 +28,29 @@ function _user_host() {
 # Determine the time since last commit. If branch is clean,
 # use a neutral color, otherwise colors will vary according to time.
 function _git_time_since_commit() {
-# Only proceed if there is actually a commit.
+  local last_commit now seconds_since_last_commit
+  local minutes hours commit_age
+  # Only proceed if there is actually a commit.
   if last_commit=$(git log --pretty=format:'%at' -1 2> /dev/null); then
     now=$(date +%s)
     seconds_since_last_commit=$((now-last_commit))
 
     # Totals
     minutes=$((seconds_since_last_commit / 60))
-    hours=$((seconds_since_last_commit/3600))
+    hours=$((seconds_since_last_commit / 3600))
 
-    # Sub-hours and sub-minutes
-    days=$((seconds_since_last_commit / 86400))
-    sub_hours=$((hours % 24))
-    sub_minutes=$((minutes % 60))
-
-    if [ $hours -ge 24 ]; then
-      commit_age="${days}d"
-    elif [ $minutes -gt 60 ]; then
-      commit_age="${sub_hours}h${sub_minutes}m"
+    if [[ $hours -ge 24 ]]; then
+      commit_age="$(( hours / 24 ))d"
+    elif [[ $hours -gt 0 ]]; then
+      commit_age+="$(( hours % 24 ))h$(( minutes % 60 ))m"
     else
       commit_age="${minutes}m"
     fi
 
-    color=$ZSH_THEME_GIT_TIME_SINCE_COMMIT_NEUTRAL
-    echo "$color$commit_age%{$reset_color%}"
+    echo "${ZSH_THEME_GIT_TIME_SINCE_COMMIT_NEUTRAL}${commit_age}%{$reset_color%}"
   fi
 }
 
-if [[ $USER == "root" ]]; then
-  CARETCOLOR="red"
-else
-  CARETCOLOR="white"
-fi
-
 MODE_INDICATOR="%{$fg_bold[yellow]%}❮%{$reset_color%}%{$fg[yellow]%}❮❮%{$reset_color%}"
 
 # Git prompt settings