diff --git a/tako/config.tako b/tako/config.tako
index 9d5db6c..9123cef 100644
--- a/tako/config.tako
+++ b/tako/config.tako
@@ -133,14 +133,15 @@ if 'TERM' in ${...}:
     $TAKO_SETTINGS.prompt_fields['git_branch'] = git_branch
 
     def _return_code():
-        code = ''
+        code = 0
         def _set(result):
             nonlocal code
-            code = result.returncode if hasattr(result, 'returncode') else ''
+            code = result.returncode if hasattr(result, 'returncode') else 0
 
         def _get():
-            color = 'red' if code else 'green'
-            return colorize(color, str(code))
+            if not code:
+                return ''
+            return colorize('red', str(code))
 
         return _set, _get
 
diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 94c896c..8b29aab 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ else
 fi
 local dir="${green}%~%f"
 local branch="\$(parse_git_branch)"
-local exit_code="%(?.${green}.${red})%?%f"
+local exit_code="%(?..${red}%?%f)"
 
 setopt prompt_subst
 export PROMPT="${prompt}"