diff --git a/sh/tmux.sh b/sh/tmux.sh
index ff1d6a2..4ac3217 100644
--- a/sh/tmux.sh
+++ b/sh/tmux.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RWX_TMUX_TITLE_SPLIT="  |  "
 # │ tmux │ constants │ commands │
 # ╰──────┴───────────┴──────────╯
 
-RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND="#[fg=green]"
+RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND="fg=green"
 
 RWX_TMUX_BORDER_BACKGROUND="#[bg=##181818]"
 
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ rwx_tmux_item_time() {
 rwx_tmux_item_pane() {
 	rwx_tmux_item \
 		"#{pane_current_command}" \
-		"#{?pane_active,${RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND},${RWX_TMUX_ITEM_FOREGROUND}}"
+		"#{?pane_active,\
+#[${RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND}],${RWX_TMUX_ITEM_FOREGROUND}}"
 }
 
 rwx_tmux_item_session() {
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ ${RWX_TMUX_TITLE_PATH}\
 
 rwx_tmux_item_window() {
 	printf "%s" "\
-#{?window_active,${RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND},\
+#{?window_active,#[${RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND}],\
 #{?window_activity_flag,#[fg=red],${RWX_TMUX_ITEM_FOREGROUND}}}\
 \
 ${RWX_TMUX_BORDER_BACKGROUND}#{?window_zoomed_flag,\
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ rwx_tmux_servers() {
 		if tmux -L \"\${name}\" list-sessions >/dev/null; then
 			[ -n \"\${text}\" ] && text=\"\${text}${space}\"
 			if [ \"\${name}\" = \"\${active}\" ]; then
-				text=\"\${text}${RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND}\"
+				text=\"\${text}#[${RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND}]\"
 			else
 				text=\"\${text}${RWX_TMUX_ITEM_FOREGROUND}\"
 			fi
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ set-option -g pane-base-index 1
 # ╰────────┴──────┴────────╯
 
 # active style
-set-option -g pane-active-border-style fg=green
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style '${RWX_TMUX_ACTIVE_FOREGROUND}'
 
 # regular style
 set-option -g pane-border-style fg=blue