diff --git a/src/strategies/default.zsh b/src/strategies/default.zsh
index d2d1780..42da24e 100644
--- a/src/strategies/default.zsh
+++ b/src/strategies/default.zsh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_default() {
-	local prefix="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$1")"
+	local prefix="$1"
 
 	# Get the keys of the history items that match
 	local -a histkeys
diff --git a/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh b/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh
index c6b4c0c..e71957e 100644
--- a/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh
+++ b/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
-	local prefix="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$1")"
+	local prefix="$1"
 
 	# Get all history event numbers that correspond to history
 	# entries that match pattern $prefix*
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
 	local histkey="${history_match_keys[1]}"
 
 	# Get the previously executed command
-	local prev_cmd="$(_zsh_autosuggest_prev_command)"
-	prev_cmd="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$prev_cmd")"
+	local prev_cmd="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "${history[$((HISTCMD-1))]}")"
 
 	# Iterate up to the first 200 history event numbers that match $prefix
 	for key in "${(@)history_match_keys[1,200]}"; do
diff --git a/src/suggestion.zsh b/src/suggestion.zsh
index 16f2798..0a7ca1e 100644
--- a/src/suggestion.zsh
+++ b/src/suggestion.zsh
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 # Delegate to the selected strategy to determine a suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_suggestion() {
-	local prefix="$1"
+	local escaped_prefix="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$1")"
 	local strategy_function="_zsh_autosuggest_strategy_$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY"
 
 	if [ -n "$functions[$strategy_function]" ]; then
-		echo -E "$($strategy_function "$prefix")"
+		echo -E "$($strategy_function "$escaped_prefix")"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -19,8 +19,3 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_escape_command() {
 	# Escape special chars in the string (requires EXTENDED_GLOB)
 	echo -E "${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?]/\\$MATCH}"
 }
-
-# Get the previously executed command
-_zsh_autosuggest_prev_command() {
-	echo -E "${history[$((HISTCMD-1))]}"
-}
diff --git a/test/strategies_test.zsh b/test/strategies_test.zsh
index 0e18585..50d0a24 100644
--- a/test/strategies_test.zsh
+++ b/test/strategies_test.zsh
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ assertSquareBracketsSuggestion() {
 		'echo "$history[123]"'
 }
 
+assertHashSuggestion() {
+	set_history <<-'EOF'
+		echo "#yolo"
+	EOF
+
+	assertSuggestion \
+		'echo "#' \
+		'echo "#yolo"'
+}
+
 testSpecialCharsForAllStrategies() {
 	local strategies
 	strategies=(
diff --git a/test/suggestion_test.zsh b/test/suggestion_test.zsh
index 12b732b..fc6330d 100644
--- a/test/suggestion_test.zsh
+++ b/test/suggestion_test.zsh
@@ -43,30 +43,4 @@ testEscapeCommand() {
 		"$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command '?')"
 }
 
-testPrevCommand() {
-	set_history <<-'EOF'
-		ls foo
-		ls bar
-		ls baz
-	EOF
-
-	assertEquals \
-		'Did not output the last command' \
-		'ls baz' \
-		"$(_zsh_autosuggest_prev_command)"
-
-	set_history <<-'EOF'
-		ls foo
-		ls bar
-		ls baz
-		ls quux
-		ls foobar
-	EOF
-
-	assertEquals \
-		'Did not output the last command' \
-		'ls foobar' \
-		"$(_zsh_autosuggest_prev_command)"
-}
-
 run_tests "$0"
diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index 4437984..ec1d53f 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ zle -N autosuggest-execute _zsh_autosuggest_widget_execute
 
 # Delegate to the selected strategy to determine a suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_suggestion() {
-	local prefix="$1"
+	local escaped_prefix="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$1")"
 	local strategy_function="_zsh_autosuggest_strategy_$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY"
 
 	if [ -n "$functions[$strategy_function]" ]; then
-		echo -E "$($strategy_function "$prefix")"
+		echo -E "$($strategy_function "$escaped_prefix")"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -360,11 +360,6 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_escape_command() {
 	echo -E "${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?]/\\$MATCH}"
 }
 
-# Get the previously executed command
-_zsh_autosuggest_prev_command() {
-	echo -E "${history[$((HISTCMD-1))]}"
-}
-
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Default Suggestion Strategy                                        #
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------#
@@ -373,7 +368,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_prev_command() {
 #
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_default() {
-	local prefix="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$1")"
+	local prefix="$1"
 
 	# Get the keys of the history items that match
 	local -a histkeys
@@ -402,7 +397,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_default() {
 #
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
-	local prefix="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$1")"
+	local prefix="$1"
 
 	# Get all history event numbers that correspond to history
 	# entries that match pattern $prefix*
@@ -413,8 +408,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
 	local histkey="${history_match_keys[1]}"
 
 	# Get the previously executed command
-	local prev_cmd="$(_zsh_autosuggest_prev_command)"
-	prev_cmd="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "$prev_cmd")"
+	local prev_cmd="$(_zsh_autosuggest_escape_command "${history[$((HISTCMD-1))]}")"
 
 	# Iterate up to the first 200 history event numbers that match $prefix
 	for key in "${(@)history_match_keys[1,200]}"; do