diff --git a/examples/simple.php b/examples/simple.php
index 78b34ab..acd1d07 100644
--- a/examples/simple.php
+++ b/examples/simple.php
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ class MyShell extends Shell
             echo "world\n\rthis\n\ris\n\ra\ntest\n\r";
         });
         $this->addCommand(new MyCommand());
+        $this->updatePrompt();
     }
-
-    protected function getPrompt()
+    
+    protected function updatePrompt()
     {
-        return "test[{$this->seq}]: ";
+        $this->setPrompt("test[{$this->seq}]: ");
+        $fg = ($this->seq % 7) + 1;
+        $this->setPromptStyle("3{$fg}");
     }
 
     protected function onUpdate()
@@ -43,13 +46,12 @@ class MyShell extends Shell
             $lt = $t + 5;
             echo date("Y-m-d h:i:s")."\n";
         }
-        $fg = ($this->seq % 7) + 1;
-        $this->setPromptStyle("3{$fg}");
     }
     
     protected function onCommand($buffer)
     {
         $this->seq++;
+        $this->updatePrompt();
         parent::onCommand($buffer);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Shell.php b/lib/Shell.php
index 89d35de..3d6ea81 100644
--- a/lib/Shell.php
+++ b/lib/Shell.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use NoccyLabs\Shell\LineRead;
 
 abstract class Shell
 {
+    protected $prompt;
 
     protected $promptStyle;
     
@@ -76,6 +77,11 @@ abstract class Shell
     {
     }
 
+    public function setPrompt($prompt)
+    {
+        $this->prompt = $prompt;
+    }
+
     public function setPromptStyle($style)
     {
         $this->promptStyle = $style;
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ abstract class Shell
         $this->running = true;
 
         do {
-            $lineRead->setPrompt($this->getPrompt(), $this->promptStyle);
+            $lineRead->setPrompt($this->prompt, $this->promptStyle);
             $buffer = $lineRead->update();
             if ($buffer == "\x03") {
                 $this->stop();