diff --git a/functions/vcs.zsh b/functions/vcs.zsh
index 04a07e5d..d89525fd 100755
--- a/functions/vcs.zsh
+++ b/functions/vcs.zsh
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ function +vi-git-remotebranch() {
     remote=${$(command git rev-parse --verify HEAD@{upstream} --symbolic-full-name 2>/dev/null)/refs\/(remotes|heads)\/}
 
     if [[ -n "$POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_SHORTEN_LENGTH" ]] && [[ -n "$POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_SHORTEN_MIN_LENGTH" ]]; then
-     set_default POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_SHORTEN_DELIMITER $'\U2026'
-
      if [ ${#hook_com[branch]} -gt ${POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_SHORTEN_MIN_LENGTH} ] && [ ${#hook_com[branch]} -gt ${POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_SHORTEN_LENGTH} ]; then
        case "$POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_SHORTEN_STRATEGY" in
          truncate_middle)
diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 4c2a04ba..942bac8a 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_SHOW_WRITABLE false
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER false
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY ""
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR_FOREGROUND ""
-set_default POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER "\u2026"
+set_default POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER $'\u2026'
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER ".shorten_folder_marker"
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_HIGHLIGHT_BOLD ""
 set_default -i POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH -1