diff --git a/prompt b/prompt
index 7dac80e..51dc17c 100644
--- a/prompt
+++ b/prompt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ else
   _js_sym="js"
   _nix_sym="nix"
   _proj_sym="../"
-  _branch_sym=""
+  _branch_sym="git"
 fi
 
 # Pre-compute colored icons