diff --git a/bash_gitprompt b/bash_gitprompt
index 69de7fe5..aada5431 100644
--- a/bash_gitprompt
+++ b/bash_gitprompt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function parse_git_branch {
   git rev-parse --git-dir &> /dev/null
   git_status="$(git status 2> /dev/null)"
   branch_pattern="^# On branch ([^${IFS}]*)"
-  remote_pattern="# Your branch is (.*) of"
+  remote_pattern="# Your branch is (.*) '"
   diverge_pattern="# Your branch and (.*) have diverged"
   
   if [[ ! ${git_status}} =~ "working directory clean" ]]; then
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function parse_git_branch {
   fi
   # add an else if or two here if you want to get more specific
   if [[ ${git_status} =~ ${remote_pattern} ]]; then
-    if [[ ${BASH_REMATCH[1]} == "ahead" ]]; then
+    if [[ ${BASH_REMATCH[1]} == "ahead of" ]]; then
       remote="${YELLOW}↑"
     else
       remote="${YELLOW}↓"