diff --git a/bash/functions b/bash/functions
index bc243e7..75948b0 100644
--- a/bash/functions
+++ b/bash/functions
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ function parse_git_status {
         return
     fi
     if [[ $(git status 2> /dev/null | grep "working directory clean" | wc -l) -eq 0 ]]; then
-        echo '∓'
+        echo ' ∓'
     fi
 }
 
 function parse_git_branch {
-    git branch --no-color 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
+    git branch --no-color 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/\1/'
 }
 
 function get-create-date {