diff --git a/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish b/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish
index f4df519..05fe03d 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 function _tide_cache_variables
     # pwd
-    set -gx _tide_color_anchors (set_color -o $tide_pwd_color_anchors)
+    set_color -o $tide_pwd_color_anchors | read -gx _tide_color_anchors
     set -gx _tide_color_truncated_dirs (set_color $tide_pwd_color_truncated_dirs || echo)
     set -gx _tide_reset_to_color_dirs (set_color normal -b $tide_pwd_bg_color; set_color $tide_pwd_color_dirs)
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function _tide_cache_variables
 
     # two line prompt
     contains newline $tide_left_prompt_items &&
-        set -gx _tide_prompt_and_frame_color (set_color $tide_prompt_color_frame_and_connection -b normal)
+        set_color $tide_prompt_color_frame_and_connection -b normal | read -gx _tide_prompt_and_frame_color
 
     # newline before
     set -e _tide_add_newline
diff --git a/functions/_tide_find_and_remove.fish b/functions/_tide_find_and_remove.fish
index e49d0bb..29f2180 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_find_and_remove.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_find_and_remove.fish
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 function _tide_find_and_remove -a name list --no-scope-shadowing
-    set -l index (contains --index $name $$list) && set -e "$list"[$index]
+    contains --index $name $$list | read -l index && set -e "$list"[$index]
 end
diff --git a/functions/_tide_item_kubectl.fish b/functions/_tide_item_kubectl.fish
index 7987330..42ae13b 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_item_kubectl.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_item_kubectl.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 function _tide_item_kubectl
-    set -l context (kubectl config view --minify --output 'jsonpath={.current-context}/{..namespace}' 2>/dev/null) &&
+    kubectl config view --minify --output 'jsonpath={.current-context}/{..namespace}' 2>/dev/null | read -l context &&
         _tide_print_item kubectl $tide_kubectl_icon' ' (string replace --regex '/(|default)$' '' $context)
 end
diff --git a/functions/_tide_pwd.fish b/functions/_tide_pwd.fish
index 243ea05..007c417 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_pwd.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_pwd.fish
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function _tide_pwd
     if test -n "$split_pwd[1]" # ~/foo/bar, hightlight ~
         set split_pwd_for_output "$_tide_reset_to_color_dirs$tide_pwd_icon"$_tide_color_anchors$split_pwd[1]$_tide_reset_to_color_dirs $split_pwd[2..]
     else # /foo/bar, hightlight foo not empty string
-        set split_pwd_for_output "$_tide_reset_to_color_dirs$tide_pwd_icon"'' $_tide_color_anchors$split_pwd[2]$_tide_reset_to_color_dirs $split_pwd[3..]
+        set split_pwd_for_output "$_tide_reset_to_color_dirs$tide_pwd_icon" $_tide_color_anchors$split_pwd[2]$_tide_reset_to_color_dirs $split_pwd[3..]
     end
     set split_pwd_for_output[-1] $_tide_color_anchors$split_pwd[-1]$_tide_reset_to_color_dirs