diff --git a/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme b/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme
index bd6f1a6a..c3107c06 100644
--- a/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ prompt_dir() {
 prompt_status() {
   local symbols
   symbols=()
-  [[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]] && symbols+="%{%F{red}%}$RETVAL"
+  [[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]] && symbols+="%{%F{red}%}✘"
   [[ $UID -eq 0 ]] && symbols+="%{%F{yellow}%}⚡"
   [[ $(jobs -l | wc -l) -gt 0 ]] && symbols+="%{%F{cyan}%}⚙"