diff --git a/src/components/Prompt.astro b/src/components/Prompt.astro
index 6081309..1178e26 100644
--- a/src/components/Prompt.astro
+++ b/src/components/Prompt.astro
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<p class="prompt"><b>root@khaos-im-kiez</b>:~# <slot /></p>
+<p class="prompt">root@khaos-im-kiez:<span class="cwd">~</span># <slot /></p>
diff --git a/src/styles/style.css b/src/styles/style.css
index 4e1ecc3..ec4fc30 100644
--- a/src/styles/style.css
+++ b/src/styles/style.css
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ a:hover, a:focus-visible {
 }
 
 /* Prompt */
-.prompt { color: var(--dim); white-space: pre-wrap; }
-.prompt b { color: var(--fg); font-weight: normal; }
+.prompt { white-space: pre-wrap; }
+.prompt .cwd { color: #3465a4; } /* the shell prompt's blue, as xterm.js renders it */
 .cursor {
   display: inline-block;
   width: .6em; height: 1.1em;