diff --git a/share/functions/fish_prompt.fish b/share/functions/fish_prompt.fish
index fc76a8331..7c7ce4598 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_prompt.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_prompt.fish
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function fish_prompt --description 'Write out the prompt'
     set -lx __fish_last_status $status # Export for __fish_print_pipestatus.
     set -l normal (set_color normal)
     set -q fish_color_status
-    or set -g fish_color_status --background=red white
+    or set -g fish_color_status red
 
     # Color the prompt differently when we're root
     set -l color_cwd $fish_color_cwd
diff --git a/share/tools/web_config/sample_prompts/default.fish b/share/tools/web_config/sample_prompts/default.fish
index fc76a8331..7c7ce4598 100644
--- a/share/tools/web_config/sample_prompts/default.fish
+++ b/share/tools/web_config/sample_prompts/default.fish
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function fish_prompt --description 'Write out the prompt'
     set -lx __fish_last_status $status # Export for __fish_print_pipestatus.
     set -l normal (set_color normal)
     set -q fish_color_status
-    or set -g fish_color_status --background=red white
+    or set -g fish_color_status red
 
     # Color the prompt differently when we're root
     set -l color_cwd $fish_color_cwd