diff --git a/bin/ec2-ssh b/bin/ec2-ssh
index 3afd98b..c68f6b8 100755
--- a/bin/ec2-ssh
+++ b/bin/ec2-ssh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ host=$(eval "$cmd $inst")
 
 # pass all other parameters (${@:2}) to ssh allowing
 # things like: ec2-ssh nginx uptime
-cmd="echo \\\". ~/.bashrc && PS1='\[\e]0;$inst: \w\\\a\]\[\\\033[01;32m\]$inst\[\\\033[00m\]:\[\\\033[01;34m\]\w\[\\\033[00m\]\\\$ '\\\" > ~/.ec2sshrc; /bin/bash --rcfile .ec2sshrc -i"
+cmd="echo \\\". ~/.bashrc && PS1='\\\${PS1//\\\\\h/$inst}'\\\" > ~/.ec2sshrc; /bin/bash --rcfile .ec2sshrc -i"
 if test "${@:2}"; then
     cmd="${@:2}"
 fi