diff --git a/.bash_prompt b/.bash_prompt
index 57c0065..fd0f09c 100644
--- a/.bash_prompt
+++ b/.bash_prompt
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ function _my_parse_git_branch {
 
 function short_path {
 	# print first two letters of the path + last dir
-	echo $(dirname $1/ | sed -e "s;$HOME;~;" | sed -e "s;\(/[^/]\{1,2\}\)[^/]*;\1;g")/$(basename $1)
+	local home=/ho/patrick
+	echo $(dirname $1 | \
+		sed -e "s;$HOME;~;" | \
+		sed -e "s;\(/[^/]\{1,2\}\)[^/]*;\1;g")/$(basename "$1") | \
+		sed -e "s;$home;~;" 
 }
 
 function prompt_func() {