diff --git a/ssh/rootfs/etc/profile.d/hassio.sh b/ssh/rootfs/etc/profile.d/hassio.sh
index c5a6f879a..bd6a9d7ea 100644
--- a/ssh/rootfs/etc/profile.d/hassio.sh
+++ b/ssh/rootfs/etc/profile.d/hassio.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-export PS1='\W $ '
+export PS1='\W'
+if [ "${USER-}" = root ]; then
+    PS1="$PS1 # "
+else
+    PS1="$PS1 \$ "
+fi
 case "${TERM-}" in
     rxvt*|vte*|xterm*) PS1='\[\e]0;\u@\h:\w\a\]'"$PS1" ;;
 esac