diff --git a/fish_prompt.fish b/fish_prompt.fish
index 2ba2165..2063553 100644
--- a/fish_prompt.fish
+++ b/fish_prompt.fish
@@ -286,12 +286,12 @@ function __bobthefish_git_dirty_verbose -S -d 'Print a more verbose dirty state
 end
 
 function __bobthefish_git_stashed -S -d 'Print the stashed state for the current branch'
-    set -l stashes (command git rev-list --walk-reflogs --count refs/stash 2>/dev/null)
+    command git rev-parse --verify --quiet refs/stash >/dev/null
     or return
 
     echo -n "$git_stashed_glyph"
     if [ "$theme_display_git_stashed_verbose" = 'yes' ]
-        echo -n $stashes
+        echo -n (command git rev-list --walk-reflogs --count refs/stash 2>/dev/null)
     end
 
 end