diff --git a/lib/LineRead.php b/lib/LineRead.php
index 9e21609..9710387 100644
--- a/lib/LineRead.php
+++ b/lib/LineRead.php
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ class LineRead
             $this->posCursor = strlen($this->buffer);
         }
 
-        $cursor = strlen($this->prompt) + 1 + $this->posCursor - $this->posScroll;
+        $cursor = strlen($this->prompt) + 2 + $this->posCursor - $this->posScroll;
         
         $endStyle = "\e[0m";
         
-        fprintf(STDOUT, "\r\e[2K%s%s\e[%dG{$endStyle}", ($this->promptStyle)($prompt), ($this->commandStyle)($buffer), $cursor);
+        fprintf(STDOUT, "\r\e[2K%s %s\e[%dG{$endStyle}", ($this->promptStyle)($prompt), ($this->commandStyle)($buffer), $cursor);
     }
     
     protected function styleToAnsi($style)
diff --git a/lib/Shell.php b/lib/Shell.php
index 5b971f5..5833f76 100644
--- a/lib/Shell.php
+++ b/lib/Shell.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class Shell
     
     protected $timers = [];
 
+    protected $prompt = ">";
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         $this->configure();
@@ -162,10 +164,11 @@ class Shell
 
     public function setPrompt($text)
     {
-        if (!$this->lineReader) {
-            return;
+        $this->prompt = $text;
+    
+        if ($this->lineReader) {
+            $this->lineReader->setPromptText($text);
         }
-        $this->lineReader->setPromptText($text);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ class Shell
     {
         $this->lineReader = new LineRead();
 
-        $this->lineReader->setPromptText("shell>");
+        $this->lineReader->setPromptText($this->prompt);
         $this->lineReader->setPromptStyle(new Style(Style::BR_GREEN));
         $this->lineReader->setCommandStyle(new Style(Style::GREEN));