diff --git a/init.zsh b/init.zsh
index ec218ddc..bb6bd507 100644
--- a/init.zsh
+++ b/init.zsh
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ autoload -Uz promptinit && promptinit
 
 # Load the prompt theme.
 zstyle -a ':omz:prompt' theme 'prompt_argv'
-prompt "$prompt_argv[@]"
+if (( $#prompt_argv > 0 )); then
+  prompt "$prompt_argv[@]"
+else
+  prompt 'off'
+fi
 unset prompt_argv
 
 # Compile the completion dump, to increase startup speed.