diff --git a/functions/_tide_item_cmd_duration.fish b/functions/_tide_item_cmd_duration.fish
index cc8e8d5..755d6c8 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_item_cmd_duration.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_item_cmd_duration.fish
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ function _tide_item_cmd_duration
 
         set_color $tide_cmd_duration_color
 
-        printf '%s' $tide_cmd_duration_icon' '
-
         if test $hours != 0
-            printf '%s' $hours'h ' $minutes'm ' $seconds's'
+            printf '%s' $tide_cmd_duration_icon' ' $hours'h ' $minutes'm ' $seconds's'
         else if test $minutes != 0
-            printf '%s' $minutes'm ' $seconds's'
+            printf '%s' $tide_cmd_duration_icon' ' $minutes'm ' $seconds's'
         else if test $seconds != 0
-            printf '%s' $seconds's'
+            printf '%s' $tide_cmd_duration_icon' ' $seconds's'
         end
     end
 end
diff --git a/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish b/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish
index 29a969d..42cfc1b 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ end
 
 function _tide_title -a text
     clear
-
-    string repeat --no-newline --count (math --scale=0 "$fake_columns/2" - (string length $text)/2) ' '
     set_color -o
-    printf '%s\n' $text
+    string pad --width (math --scale=0 "$fake_columns/2" + (string length $text)/2) $text
     set_color normal
 end