diff --git a/share/functions/fish_title.fish b/share/functions/fish_title.fish
index 91519b90f..81ebe1af3 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_title.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_title.fish
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function fish_title
         # If we're connected via ssh, we print the hostname.
         set -l ssh
         set -q SSH_TTY
-        and set ssh "[$(prompt_hostname | string sub -l 10)]"
+        and set ssh "["(prompt_hostname | string sub -l 10 | string collect)"]"
         # An override for the current command is passed as the first parameter.
         # This is used by `fg` to show the true process name, among others.
         if set -q argv[1]