diff --git a/alex/home.nix b/alex/home.nix
index 0680a53..987038b 100644
--- a/alex/home.nix
+++ b/alex/home.nix
@@ -123,10 +123,27 @@
     enable = true;
     # custom settings
     settings = {
-      add_newline = false;
+      add_newline = true;
       aws.disabled = true;
       gcloud.disabled = true;
       line_break.disabled = true;
+      character = {
+        success_symbol = "[➜](green)";
+          error_symbol = "[➜](bold red)";
+      };
+      username = {
+        disabled = false;
+        show_always = true;
+        style_user = "green";
+      };
+      hostname = {
+        ssh_only = true;
+        format = "[$ssh_symbol](bold blue)[$hostname](red) ";
+        disabled = false;
+      };
+      directory = {
+        style = "blue";
+      };
     };
   };