diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0486ba1..7567d3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The current working directory is the most important part of any shell prompt. Ti
 
 ![pwd][]
 
-When the full directory doesn't fit, the leftmost segment is truncated to its shortest unique prefix. In the example above, `Documents` becomes `Doc` instead of `D` because that could be confused with `Downloads`. Important segments are bold and never truncated. These include the first and the last segments, roots of Git repositories etc.
+When the full directory doesn't fit, the leftmost segment is truncated to its shortest unique prefix. In the example above, `Documents` becomes `Doc` instead of `D` because that could be confused with `Downloads`. Important segments are bold and never truncated. These include the last segment, root of a Git repository etc.
 
 <sup>_Tip_: If you copy-paste a truncated path and hit <kbd>tab</kbd>, it will complete to the original.</sup>
 
diff --git a/functions/_tide_pwd.fish b/functions/_tide_pwd.fish
index 6b55973..88c6e02 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_pwd.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_pwd.fish
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ eval "function _tide_pwd
         set -f icon $home_icon
     end
 
-    # Anchor first and last directories (which may be the same)
-    test -n \"\$split_pwd[1]\" && # ~/foo/bar, hightlight ~   OR   /foo/bar, hightlight foo not empty string
-        set -l split_output \"$reset_to_color_dirs\$icon$color_anchors\$split_pwd[1]$reset_to_color_dirs\" \$split_pwd[2..] ||
-        set -l split_output \"$reset_to_color_dirs\$icon\" \"$color_anchors\$split_pwd[2]$reset_to_color_dirs\" \$split_pwd[3..]
+    set -l split_output \"\$icon\$split_pwd[1]\" \$split_pwd[2..]
     set split_output[-1] \"$color_anchors\$split_output[-1]$reset_to_color_dirs\"
 
     string join / \$split_output | string length -V | read -g _tide_pwd_len
@@ -39,5 +36,5 @@ eval "function _tide_pwd
         end
     end
 
-    string join -- / \$split_output
+    string join -- / \"$reset_to_color_dirs\$split_output[1]\" \$split_output[2..]
 end"