diff --git a/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish b/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish
index 4886a75..3e0f961 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_cache_variables.fish
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ function _tide_cache_variables
         set -e _tide_private_mode
     end
 
+    # Same-color-separator color
+    set -gx _tide_color_separator_same_color "$(set_color $tide_prompt_color_separator_same_color)"
+
     # two line prompt
     if contains newline $tide_left_prompt_items
         set_color $tide_prompt_color_frame_and_connection -b normal | read -gx _tide_prompt_and_frame_color
diff --git a/functions/_tide_print_item.fish b/functions/_tide_print_item.fish
index c8e7c8e..cc47519 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_print_item.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_print_item.fish
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ function _tide_print_item -a item
         set_color $item_bg_color -b normal
         var=tide_"$_tide_side"_prompt_prefix echo -ns $$var
     else if test "$item_bg_color" = "$prev_bg_color"
-        set_color $tide_prompt_color_separator_same_color
-        var=tide_"$_tide_side"_prompt_separator_same_color echo -ns $$var
+        var=tide_"$_tide_side"_prompt_separator_same_color echo -ns $_tide_color_separator_same_color$$var
     else if test "$_tide_side" = left
         set_color $prev_bg_color -b $item_bg_color
         echo -ns $tide_left_prompt_separator_diff_color