diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7683df..7707360 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *~
 *.bak
+.idea/
diff --git a/gitprompt.sh b/gitprompt.sh
index 913d0a9..cad311c 100755
--- a/gitprompt.sh
+++ b/gitprompt.sh
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ function updatePrompt() {
       if [[ "x$2" == "x-n" ]] ; then
         v="$2 \"\$GIT_$1\""
       else
-        v="\"\$GIT_$1 $2\""
+        v="\$GIT_$1 $2"
       fi
       if eval "test $v" ; then
         if [[ $# -lt 2 || "$3" != '-' ]]; then