diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index c2ee2625..58c2db66 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ prompt_vi_mode() {
 # https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/
 prompt_virtualenv() {
   local virtualenv_path="$VIRTUAL_ENV"
-  if [[ -n "$virtualenv_path" && -n "$VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$virtualenv_path" && "$VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT" != true ]]; then
     "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "blue" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "($(basename "$virtualenv_path"))"
   fi
 }