diff --git a/dotfiles/.zshrc b/dotfiles/.zshrc
index 25f9cf7ca..d7732e875 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.zshrc
+++ b/dotfiles/.zshrc
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ DISABLE_UNTRACKED_FILES_DIRTY="false"
 #plugins=(git zsh-git-prompt zsh-completions fasd systemd zsh-syntax-highlighting)
 plugins=(git git-extras docker docker-compose docker-machine helm fast-syntax-highlighting zsh-git-prompt)
 
+# build up the prompt from the theme and *-prompt plugins:
+PROMPT="${PROMPT} ZSH_GIT_PROMPT ZSH_KUBECTL_PROMPT"
 # The following lines were added by compinstall
 
 zstyle ':completion:*' completer _expand _complete _ignored _correct _approximate