diff --git a/autoload/airline/themes/simple.vim b/autoload/airline/themes/simple.vim
index 9924fe3..6514946 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/themes/simple.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/themes/simple.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-let s:powerline = 0
+let s:swap = 0
 if exists('g:airline_powerline_fonts') && g:airline_powerline_fonts
-  let s:powerline = 1
+  let s:swap = 1
 
   let s:left = 0
   function! airline#themes#simple#left()
@@ -27,17 +27,21 @@ if exists('g:airline_powerline_fonts') && g:airline_powerline_fonts
   let g:airline_right_sep = '%{airline#themes#simple#right()}'
 endif
 
+if g:airline_left_sep == '' && g:airline_right_sep == ''
+  let s:swap = 1
+endif
+
 let s:guibg = '#080808'
 let s:termbg = 232
 let s:termsep = 236
 let s:guisep = '#303030'
 
-let s:N1 = s:powerline ? [ s:guibg , '#00dfff' , s:termbg , 45 ] : [ s:guibg , '#080808' , 45 , s:termbg ]
+let s:N1 = s:swap ? [ s:guibg , '#00dfff' , s:termbg , 45 ] : [ s:guibg , '#080808' , 45 , s:termbg ]
 let s:N2 = [ '#ff5f00' , s:guibg, 202 , s:termbg ]
 let s:N3 = [ '#767676' , s:guibg, 243 , s:termbg ]
 let g:airline#themes#simple#normal = {
       \ 'mode':           [ s:N1[0]   , s:N1[1] , s:N1[2]   , s:N1[3]  , 'bold' ] ,
-      \ 'mode_separator': s:powerline
+      \ 'mode_separator': s:swap
                       \ ? [ '#00dfff' , s:N2[1] , 45        , s:N2[3]  , 'bold' ]
                       \ : [ s:guisep  , s:N2[1] , s:termsep , s:N2[3]  , 'bold' ] ,
       \ 'info':           [ s:N2[0]   , s:N2[1] , s:N2[2]   , s:N2[3]  , ''     ] ,
@@ -50,12 +54,12 @@ let g:airline#themes#simple#normal_modified = {
       \ 'statusline':     [ '#df0000' , s:guibg, 160     , s:termbg    , ''     ] ,
       \ }
 
-let s:I1 = s:powerline ? [ s:guibg, '#5fff00' , s:termbg , 82 ] : [ s:guibg, '#080808' , 82 , s:termbg ]
+let s:I1 = s:swap ? [ s:guibg, '#5fff00' , s:termbg , 82 ] : [ s:guibg, '#080808' , 82 , s:termbg ]
 let s:I2 = [ '#ff5f00' , s:guibg, 202 , s:termbg ]
 let s:I3 = [ '#767676' , s:guibg, 243 , s:termbg ]
 let g:airline#themes#simple#insert = {
       \ 'mode':           [ s:I1[0]   , s:I1[1] , s:I1[2]   , s:I1[3] , 'bold' ] ,
-      \ 'mode_separator': s:powerline
+      \ 'mode_separator': s:swap
                       \ ? [ '#5fff00' , s:I2[1] , 82        , s:I2[3] , 'bold' ]
                       \ : [ s:guisep  , s:I2[1] , s:termsep , s:I2[3] , 'bold' ] ,
       \ 'info':           [ s:I2[0]   , s:I2[1] , s:I2[2]   , s:I2[3] , ''     ] ,
@@ -64,12 +68,12 @@ let g:airline#themes#simple#insert = {
       \ }
 let g:airline#themes#simple#insert_modified = copy(g:airline#themes#simple#normal_modified)
 
-let s:V1 = s:powerline ? [ s:guibg, '#dfdf00' , s:termbg , 184 ] : [ '#dfdf00' , s:guibg, 184 , s:termbg ]
+let s:V1 = s:swap ? [ s:guibg, '#dfdf00' , s:termbg , 184 ] : [ '#dfdf00' , s:guibg, 184 , s:termbg ]
 let s:V2 = [ '#ff5f00' , s:guibg, 202 , s:termbg ]
 let s:V3 = [ '#767676' , s:guibg, 243 , s:termbg ]
 let g:airline#themes#simple#visual = {
       \ 'mode':           [ s:V1[0]   , s:V1[1] , s:V1[2]   , s:V1[3] , 'bold' ] ,
-      \ 'mode_separator': s:powerline
+      \ 'mode_separator': s:swap
                       \ ? [ '#dfdf00' , s:V2[1] , 184       , s:V2[3] , 'bold' ]
                       \ : [ s:guisep  , s:V2[1] , s:termsep , s:V2[3] , 'bold' ] ,
       \ 'info':           [ s:V2[0]   , s:V2[1] , s:V2[2]   , s:V2[3] , ''     ] ,