diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 806960cb..28652680 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ vim-airline provides seamless integration with a variety of plugins.  These exte
 ![image](https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/306502/995185/73fc7054-09b9-11e3-9d45-618406c6ed98.png)
 
 ### [virtualenv][31]
-![image](https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/390964/1021386/73ed49e4-0cfc-11e3-96df-8d5084cde7da.png)
+![image](https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/390964/1022566/cf81f830-0d98-11e3-904f-cf4fe3ce201e.png)
 
 # Rationale
 
diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/virtualenv.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/virtualenv.vim
index a4517a9d..1ca43591 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/virtualenv.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/virtualenv.vim
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#virtualenv#apply(...)
   if &filetype == "python"
-    let w:airline_section_x = '%{virtualenv#statusline()} '.g:airline_section_x
+    if !exists('w:airline_section_x')
+      let w:airline_section_x = g:airline_section_x
+    endif
+    let w:airline_section_x = '%{virtualenv#statusline()} '.g:airline_right_alt_sep.' '.w:airline_section_x
   endif
 endfunction
-