diff --git a/plugins/aws/README.md b/plugins/aws/README.md
index a52024128..57c3b54ac 100644
--- a/plugins/aws/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aws/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ plugins=(... aws)
 ## Plugin options
 
 * Set `SHOW_AWS_PROMPT=false` in your zshrc file if you want to prevent the plugin from modifying your RPROMPT.
+  Some themes might overwrite the value of RPROMPT instead of appending to it, so they'll need to be fixed to
+  see the AWS profile prompt.
 
 ## Theme
 
diff --git a/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh b/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
index 6de329bb8..0895cfb3a 100644
--- a/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function aws_prompt_info() {
 }
 
 if [ "$SHOW_AWS_PROMPT" != false ]; then
-  export RPROMPT='$(aws_prompt_info)'"$RPROMPT"
+  RPROMPT='$(aws_prompt_info)'"$RPROMPT"
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/themes/fishy.zsh-theme b/themes/fishy.zsh-theme
index 83bd455b5..00a60f45b 100644
--- a/themes/fishy.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/fishy.zsh-theme
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PROMPT='%n@%m %{$fg[$user_color]%}$(_fishy_collapsed_wd)%{$reset_color%}%(!.#.>)
 PROMPT2='%{$fg[red]%}\ %{$reset_color%}'
 
 local return_status="%{$fg_bold[red]%}%(?..%?)%{$reset_color%}"
-RPROMPT='${return_status}$(git_prompt_info)$(git_prompt_status)%{$reset_color%}'
+RPROMPT="${RPROMPT}"'${return_status}$(git_prompt_info)$(git_prompt_status)%{$reset_color%}'
 
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX=" "
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX=""