diff --git a/functions/utilities.zsh b/functions/utilities.zsh
index 95f89d9..8c18bb4 100755
--- a/functions/utilities.zsh
+++ b/functions/utilities.zsh
@@ -373,3 +373,58 @@ function upsearch () {
     popd > /dev/null
   fi
 }
+
+# Parse IP address from ifconfig on OSX and from IP on Linux
+# Parameters:
+#  $1 - string The desired Interface
+#  $2 - string A root prefix for testing purposes
+function p9k::parseIp() {
+  local desiredInterface="${1}"
+
+  if [[ -z "${desiredInterface}" ]]; then
+    desiredInterface="^[^ ]+"
+  fi
+
+  local ROOT_PREFIX="${2}"
+  if [[ "$OS" == "OSX" ]]; then
+    # Get a plain list of all interfaces
+    local rawInterfaces="$(${ROOT_PREFIX}/sbin/ifconfig -l 2>/dev/null)"
+    # Parse into array (split by whitespace)
+    local -a interfaces
+    interfaces=(${=rawInterfaces})
+    # Parse only relevant interface names
+    local pattern="${desiredInterface}[^ ]?"
+    local -a relevantInterfaces
+    for rawInterface in $interfaces; do
+      [[ "$rawInterface" =~ $pattern ]] && relevantInterfaces+=( $MATCH )
+    done
+    local newline=$'\n'
+    for interfaceName in $relevantInterfaces; do
+      local interface="$(${ROOT_PREFIX}/sbin/ifconfig $interfaceName 2>/dev/null)"
+      if [[ "${interface}" =~ "lo[0-9]*" ]]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+      # Check if interface is UP.
+      if [[ "${interface//${newline}/}" =~ "<([^>]*)>(.*)inet[ ]+([^ ]*)" ]]; then
+        local ipFound="${match[3]}"
+        local -a interfaceStates=(${(s:,:)match[1]})
+        if [[ "${interfaceStates[(r)UP]}" == "UP" ]]; then
+          echo "${ipFound}"
+          return 0
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+  else
+    local -a interfaces
+    interfaces=( "${(f)$(${ROOT_PREFIX}/sbin/ip -brief -4 a show 2>/dev/null)}" )
+    local pattern="^${desiredInterface}[ ]+UP[ ]+([^/ ]+)"
+    for interface in "${(@)interfaces}"; do
+      if [[ "$interface" =~ $pattern ]]; then
+        echo "${match[1]}"
+        return 0
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+
+  return 1
+}
diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 23f2169..f3c8a6b 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -605,7 +605,9 @@ prompt_battery() {
 #   * $1 Alignment: string - left|right
 #   * $2 Index: integer
 #   * $3 Joined: bool - If the segment should be joined
+#   * $4 Root Prefix: string - Root prefix for testing purposes
 prompt_public_ip() {
+  local ROOT_PREFIX="${4}"
   # set default values for segment
   set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_TIMEOUT "300"
   set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE ""
@@ -633,7 +635,7 @@ prompt_public_ip() {
 
   # grab a fresh IP if needed
   local fresh_ip
-  if [[ $refresh_ip =~ true && -w $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE ]]; then
+  if [[ $refresh_ip == true && -w $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE ]]; then
     for method in "${POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHODS[@]}"; do
       case $method in
         'dig')
@@ -669,11 +671,10 @@ prompt_public_ip() {
     icon='PUBLIC_IP_ICON'
     # Check VPN is on if VPN interface is set
     if [[ -n $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_VPN_INTERFACE ]]; then
-      for vpn_iface in $(/sbin/ifconfig | grep -e ^"$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_VPN_INTERFACE" | cut -d":" -f1)
-      do
+      local vpnIp="$(p9k::parseIp "${POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_VPN_INTERFACE}" "${ROOT_PREFIX}")"
+      if [[ -n "$vpnIp" ]]; then
         icon='VPN_ICON'
-        break
-      done
+      fi
     fi
     $1_prompt_segment "$0" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "$DEFAULT_COLOR_INVERTED" "${public_ip}" "$icon"
   fi
@@ -969,6 +970,8 @@ prompt_dir() {
             package_path=${$(pwd)%%/.git*}
           fi
 
+         [[ ${(L)POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_ABSOLUTE} != "true" ]] && package_path=${package_path/$HOME/"~"}
+
           # Replace the shortest possible match of the marked folder from
           # the current path. Remove the amount of characters up to the
           # folder marker from the left. Count only the visible characters
@@ -1167,31 +1170,8 @@ prompt_icons_test() {
 ################################################################
 # Segment to display the current IP address
 prompt_ip() {
-  if [[ "$OS" == "OSX" ]]; then
-    if defined POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE; then
-      # Get the IP address of the specified interface.
-      ip=$(ipconfig getifaddr "$POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE")
-    else
-      local interfaces callback
-      # Get network interface names ordered by service precedence.
-      interfaces=$(networksetup -listnetworkserviceorder | grep -o "Device:\s*[a-z0-9]*" | grep -o -E '[a-z0-9]*$')
-      callback='ipconfig getifaddr $item'
-
-      ip=$(getRelevantItem "$interfaces" "$callback")
-    fi
-  else
-    if defined POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE; then
-      # Get the IP address of the specified interface.
-      ip=$(ip -4 a show "$POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE" | grep -o "inet\s*[0-9.]*" | grep -o -E "[0-9.]+")
-    else
-      local interfaces callback
-      # Get all network interface names that are up
-      interfaces=$(ip link ls up | grep -o -E ":\s+[a-z0-9]+:" | grep -v "lo" | grep -o -E "[a-z0-9]+")
-      callback='ip -4 a show $item | grep -o "inet\s*[0-9.]*" | grep -o -E "[0-9.]+"'
-
-      ip=$(getRelevantItem "$interfaces" "$callback")
-    fi
-  fi
+  local ROOT_PREFIX="${4}"
+  local ip=$(p9k::parseIp "${POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE}" "${ROOT_PREFIX}")
 
   if [[ -n "$ip" ]]; then
     "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "cyan" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "$ip" 'NETWORK_ICON'
@@ -1203,11 +1183,12 @@ prompt_ip() {
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_VPN_IP_INTERFACE "tun"
 # prompt if vpn active
 prompt_vpn_ip() {
-  for vpn_iface in $(/sbin/ifconfig | grep -e "^${POWERLEVEL9K_VPN_IP_INTERFACE}" | cut -d":" -f1)
-  do
-    ip=$(/sbin/ifconfig "$vpn_iface" | grep -o "inet\s.*" | cut -d' ' -f2)
+  local ROOT_PREFIX="${4}"
+  local ip=$(p9k::parseIp "${POWERLEVEL9K_VPN_IP_INTERFACE}" "${ROOT_PREFIX}")
+
+  if [[ -n "${ip}" ]]; then
     "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "cyan" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "$ip" 'VPN_ICON'
-  done
+  fi
 }
 
 ################################################################