diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e6a9f5..e3e612c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ segment
 ```bash
 BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_BG=yellow
 BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_FG=white
-BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_SYMBOL=🐍
+BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_PREFIX=🐍
 ```
 
 RMV backgound and foreground color, and the symbol used for the segment
diff --git a/bullet-train.zsh-theme b/bullet-train.zsh-theme
index bf03431..dc0c2c1 100644
--- a/bullet-train.zsh-theme
+++ b/bullet-train.zsh-theme
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BULLETTRAIN_TIME_FG=''
 
 BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_BG=yellow
 BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_FG=white
-BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_SYMBOL=🐍
+BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_PREFIX=🐍
 
 BULLETTRAIN_NVM_PREFIX="⬡ "
 BULLETTRAIN_NVM_BG=green
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ prompt_rvm() {
 prompt_virtualenv() {
   local virtualenv_path="$VIRTUAL_ENV"
   if [[ -n $virtualenv_path && -n $VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT ]]; then
-    prompt_segment $BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_BG $BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_FG $BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_SYMBOL"  `basename $virtualenv_path`"
+    prompt_segment $BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_BG $BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_FG $BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_PREFIX"  `basename $virtualenv_path`"
   fi
 }