diff --git a/reporting/markslider.py b/reporting/markslider.py
index 0231414..eb9ab6b 100755
--- a/reporting/markslider.py
+++ b/reporting/markslider.py
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ def colorify(s,opts):
                     "${K}\\1${Z}"] # <Tags>
         for r in zip(rules,colors):
             s=re.sub(r[0],r[1],s)
-    
+    # Replace executable commands with $ only in the beginning
+    s=re.sub("\$[>!]","$",s,1)
+    s=re.sub("\$[>!]","",s)
     c=bc.color_string(s)+bc.Z
     return c
 def cut_line(s,i):
@@ -513,6 +515,7 @@ def cut_line(s,i):
       s)))
     return s
 def add_highlight(s,opts):
+    """ Add cursor position highlight """
     if len(s.strip())==0:
        cleaned=HL
     else: