diff --git a/themes/rkj-repos.zsh-theme b/themes/rkj-repos.zsh-theme
index 4ab3bc757..38e075e9f 100644
--- a/themes/rkj-repos.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/rkj-repos.zsh-theme
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # on two lines for easier vgrepping
 # entry in a nice long thread on the Arch Linux forums: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=521888#p521888
 
-function hg_prompt_info {
+function rkj_hg_prompt_info {
     hg prompt --angle-brackets "\
 <hg:%{$fg[magenta]%}<branch>%{$reset_color%}>\
 </%{$fg[yellow]%}<tags|%{$reset_color%}, %{$fg[yellow]%}>%{$reset_color%}>\
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_RENAMED="%{$fg[blue]%}➦"
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNMERGED="%{$fg[magenta]%}✂"
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="%{$fg[grey]%}✈"
 
-function mygit() {
+function rkj_git_prompt_info() {
   ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
-  echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$( git_prompt_status )%{$reset_color%}$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
+  echo -n "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$( git_prompt_status )%{$reset_color%}$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
 }
 
 function retcode() {}
 
+function rkj_vcs_info() {
+  rkj_git_prompt_info
+  rkj_hg_prompt_info
+}
 # alternate prompt with git & hg
 PROMPT=$'%{\e[0;34m%}%B┌─[%b%{\e[0m%}%{\e[1;32m%}%n%{\e[1;30m%}@%{\e[0m%}%{\e[0;36m%}%m%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%} - %b%{\e[0;34m%}%B[%b%{\e[1;37m%}%~%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%} - %{\e[0;34m%}%B[%b%{\e[0;33m%}'%D{"%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S"}%b$'%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%}
-%{\e[0;34m%}%B└─%B[%{\e[1;35m%}%?$(retcode)%{\e[0;34m%}%B] <$(mygit)$(hg_prompt_info)>%{\e[0m%}%b '
+%{\e[0;34m%}%B└─%B[%{\e[1;35m%}%?$(retcode)%{\e[0;34m%}%B] <$(rkj_vcs_info)>%{\e[0m%}%b '
 PS2=$' \e[0;34m%}%B>%{\e[0m%}%b '