diff --git a/src/env_parallel.bash b/src/env_parallel.bash
index aab5c236..04020090 100755
--- a/src/env_parallel.bash
+++ b/src/env_parallel.bash
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ env_parallel() {
     export PARALLEL_ENV="$(
         shopt 2>/dev/null |
         perl -pe 's:\s+off:;: and s/^/shopt -u /;
-                  s:\s+on:;: and s/^/shopt -s /;';
-        echo 'shopt -s expand_aliases 2>/dev/null';
+                  s:\s+on:;: and s/^/shopt -s /;
+                  s:;$:&>/dev/null;:';
+        echo 'shopt -s expand_aliases &>/dev/null';
         $_list_alias_BODIES;
         $_list_variable_VALUES;
         $_list_function_BODIES)";
diff --git a/src/env_parallel.pod b/src/env_parallel.pod
index e4126fbd..2079efc5 100644
--- a/src/env_parallel.pod
+++ b/src/env_parallel.pod
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ E.g. by doing:
 
 =item aliases
 
-  alias myecho echo
-  env_parallel myecho ::: test
-  env_parallel -S server myecho ::: test
+  alias myecho 'echo aliases'
+  env_parallel myecho ::: work
+  env_parallel -S server myecho ::: work
   env_parallel --env myecho myecho ::: work
   env_parallel --env myecho -S server myecho ::: work
 
@@ -139,18 +139,17 @@ Not supported by B<csh>.
 
 =item variables
 
-  set myvar=test
-  env_parallel echo "\$myvar" ::: test
-  env_parallel -S csh@server echo "\$myvar" ::: test
+  set myvar=variables
+  env_parallel echo '$myvar' ::: work
+  env_parallel -S server echo '$myvar' ::: work
   env_parallel --env myvar echo '$myvar' ::: work
   env_parallel --env myvar -S server echo '$myvar' ::: work
 
-
 =item arrays with no special chars
 
-  set myarray=(foo bar baz)
-  env_parallel echo "\${myarray\[\{\}\]}" ::: 1 2 3
-  env_parallel -S csh@server echo "\${myarray\[\{\}\]}" ::: 1 2 3
+  set myarray=(arrays work, too)
+  env_parallel -k echo \$'{myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
+  env_parallel -k -S server echo \$'{myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
   env_parallel -k --env myarray echo \$'{myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
   env_parallel -k --env myarray -S server echo \$'{myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
 
@@ -410,10 +409,10 @@ E.g. by doing:
 =item arrays
 
   myarray=(arrays work, too)
-  env_parallel -k echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 0 1 2
-  env_parallel -k -S server echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 0 1 2
-  env_parallel -k --env myarray echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 0 1 2
-  env_parallel -k --env myarray -S server echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 0 1 2
+  env_parallel -k echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
+  env_parallel -k -S server echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
+  env_parallel -k --env myarray echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
+  env_parallel -k --env myarray -S server echo '${myarray[{}]}' ::: 1 2 3
 
 =back
 
diff --git a/src/env_parallel.zsh b/src/env_parallel.zsh
index 7238faac..76f4ea81 100755
--- a/src/env_parallel.zsh
+++ b/src/env_parallel.zsh
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ env_parallel() {
 	_list_variable_VALUES="true"
     fi
     unset _variable_NAMES
-
     export PARALLEL_ENV="$(
-        eval $_list_alias_BODIES >/dev/null;
-        eval $_list_function_BODIES >/dev/null;
-        eval $_list_variable_VALUES >/dev/null;
+        eval $_list_alias_BODIES;
+        eval $_list_function_BODIES;
+        eval $_list_variable_VALUES;
     )";
     unset _list_alias_BODIES
     unset _list_variable_VALUES