diff --git a/.config/starship.toml b/.config/starship.toml
index e0fdcd3..f4df3cf 100644
--- a/.config/starship.toml
+++ b/.config/starship.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ style = "150"
 [username]
 style_user = 'white bold'
 style_root = 'black bold'
-format = '[$user]($style) '
+format = '[$user]($style)'
 disabled = false
 show_always = true
 
diff --git a/.config/yadm/bootstrap b/.config/yadm/bootstrap
index b57fbc2..5a149ca 100755
--- a/.config/yadm/bootstrap
+++ b/.config/yadm/bootstrap
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ install_vim_plugins() {
   git clone https://github.com/cespare/vim-toml.git
 }
 
+change_starship_character() {
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2039
+  if [[ "$USER" != root ]]; then
+    sed -i 's/#/\\$/g' "$HOME"/.config/starship.toml
+  fi
+}
+
 #install_nix
 
 #configure_vim
@@ -90,3 +97,4 @@ install_vim_plugins() {
 
 install_pathogen
 install_vim_plugins
+change_starship_character