diff --git a/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish b/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish
index c833bb62..4c33969f 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_sub_configure.fish
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ function _tide_title -a text
     set_color -o
     string pad --width (math --scale=0 "$fake_columns/2" + (string length $text)/2) $text
     set_color normal
+
+    set -g _tide_configure_first_option_after_title
 end
 
 function _tide_option -a symbol text
@@ -59,7 +61,10 @@ function _tide_option -a symbol text
     set -ga _tide_option_list $text
 
     if not set -q _flag_auto
+        set -g _tide_configure_first_prompt_after_option
+
         set_color -o
+        set -e _tide_configure_first_option_after_title || echo
         echo "($symbol) $text"
         set_color normal
     end
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ function _tide_menu -a func
 
     argparse no-restart -- $argv # Add no-restart option for first menu
 
+    echo
     if not set -q _flag_no_restart
         set -f r r
         echo '(r) Restart from the beginning'
@@ -128,9 +134,11 @@ function _tide_display_prompt -a var_name var_value
     set -l right_prompt_string (string pad --width (math $fake_columns-$bottom_left_prompt_string_length) $prompt[1])
     set -l prompt[-1] "$prompt[-1]$right_prompt_string"
 
+    if not set -e _tide_configure_first_prompt_after_option
+        test "$fake_tide_prompt_add_newline_before" = true && echo
+    end
     string unescape $prompt[2..]
     set_color normal
-    echo
 end
 
 function _tide_exit_configure
diff --git a/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/prompt_spacing.fish b/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/prompt_spacing.fish
index f41cd27b..f68be686 100644
--- a/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/prompt_spacing.fish
+++ b/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/prompt_spacing.fish
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ function prompt_spacing
     _tide_title 'Prompt Spacing'
 
     _tide_option 1 Compact
+    set -g fake_tide_prompt_add_newline_before false
     _tide_display_prompt
-    printf \e\[1A # Move cursor up 1 row
     _tide_display_prompt
 
     _tide_option 2 Sparse
+    set -g fake_tide_prompt_add_newline_before true
     _tide_display_prompt
     _tide_display_prompt