diff --git a/profile.d/prompt.sh b/profile.d/prompt.sh
index 000a11b..99bc44d 100644
--- a/profile.d/prompt.sh
+++ b/profile.d/prompt.sh
@@ -140,9 +140,14 @@ load_theme()
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Strip surrounding quotes
-        _lth_value="${_lth_value#\"}" ; _lth_value="${_lth_value%\"}"
-        _lth_value="${_lth_value#\'}" ; _lth_value="${_lth_value%\'}"
+        # Strip surrounding quotes (handles inline trailing comments like KEY="val" # note)
+        if [[ "$_lth_value" == '"'* ]]; then
+            _lth_value="${_lth_value#\"}"
+            _lth_value="${_lth_value%%\"*}"
+        elif [[ "$_lth_value" == "'"* ]]; then
+            _lth_value="${_lth_value#\'}"
+            _lth_value="${_lth_value%%\'*}"
+        fi
 
         if [[ "$_lth_value" =~ $_lth_ref_re ]]; then
             # Safe colour variable reference — resolve via indirection