diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs
index 011c7512be..9264c1b646 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ impl Prompt for NushellPrompt {
             let prompt = default
                 .render_prompt_left()
                 .to_string()
-                .replace('\n', "\r\n")
-                + " ";
+                .replace('\n', "\r\n");
 
             prompt.into()
         }
@@ -144,11 +143,11 @@ impl Prompt for NushellPrompt {
             PromptEditMode::Vi(vi_mode) => match vi_mode {
                 PromptViMode::Normal => match &self.default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator {
                     Some(indicator) => indicator,
-                    None => ": ",
+                    None => "> ",
                 },
                 PromptViMode::Insert => match &self.default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator {
                     Some(indicator) => indicator,
-                    None => "> ",
+                    None => ": ",
                 },
             }
             .into(),