diff --git a/functions/_tide_print_item.fish b/functions/_tide_print_item.fish
index db5c98b2..183213fd 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_print_item.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_print_item.fish
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ function _tide_print_item -a item
         echo -ns $tide_right_prompt_separator_diff_color
     end
 
-    v=tide_"$item"_color set_color $$v -b $item_bg_color
+    set_color -b $item_bg_color
+    v=tide_"$item"_color set_color $$v
 
     echo -ns $_tide_pad $argv[2..] $_tide_pad
 
diff --git a/functions/tide.fish b/functions/tide.fish
index 4b115a1f..d6fb1fed 100644
--- a/functions/tide.fish
+++ b/functions/tide.fish
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ function tide --description 'Manage your Tide prompt'
     argparse --stop-nonopt v/version h/help -- $argv
 
     if set -q _flag_version
-        echo 'tide, version 6.2.0'
+        echo 'tide, version 6.2.1'
     else if set -q _flag_help
         _tide_help
     else if functions --query _tide_sub_$argv[1]