diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 4224075e..d66787c1 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -730,10 +730,8 @@ prompt_dir() {
     case "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY" in
       truncate_absolute_chars)
         if [ ${#current_path} -gt $(( $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH + ${#POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER} )) ]; then
-          current_path=$(echo $current_path | rev | cut -c 1-$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH | rev | cat <(echo -n $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER) -)
+          current_path=$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER${current_path:(-POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH)}
         fi
-        # Alternative implementation
-        #current_path="%$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH<$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER<%~%<<"
       ;;
       truncate_middle)
         current_path=$(echo "$current_path" | sed $SED_EXTENDED_REGEX_PARAMETER "s/([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})[^/]+([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})\//\1$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER\2\//g")