diff --git a/bash/.aliases b/bash/.aliases
index c1b1a92..01e91d2 100644
--- a/bash/.aliases
+++ b/bash/.aliases
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ alias ping="ping -c 4"
 # Show progress while syncing
 alias rsync="rsync --progress"
 
+# Force a newline at the end of curl responses to prevent artifacting
+alias curl="curl -w '\n'"
 
 #{- SHELL INTROSPECTION -}#
 
diff --git a/bash/.bashrc b/bash/.bashrc
index 6491be3..8529b48 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/bash/.bashrc
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 #{- PROMPT -}#
 
-red="\[\033[1;31m\]"
-green="\[\033[1;32m\]"
-yellow="\[\033[1;33m\]"
-blue="\[\033[1;34m\]"
-magenta="\[\033[1;35m\]"
-cyan="\[\033[1;36m\]"
-no_color="\[\033[0m\]"
+red="\001$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 1)\002"
+green="\001$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 2)\002"
+yellow="\001$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 3)\002"
+blue="\001$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 4)\002"
+magenta="\001$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 5)\002"
+cyan="\001$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 6)\002"
+no_color="\001$(tput sgr0)\002"
+
 
 export PS1="${green}\$${no_color} "
 if [ "${HOSTNAME}" != "crypt" ] && [ "${HOSTNAME}" != "tomb" ] || [ "${SSH_TTY}" != "" ]; then