diff --git a/.config/shell/aliasrc b/.config/shell/aliasrc
index 5347fcd1..c9ddbc41 100644
--- a/.config/shell/aliasrc
+++ b/.config/shell/aliasrc
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 [ -x "$(command -v nvim)" ] && alias vim="nvim" vimdiff="nvim -d"
 
 # Use $XINITRC variable if file exists.
-[ -f "$XINITRC" ] && alias startx="startx $XINITRC"
+[ -f "$XINITRC" ] && alias startx='startx $XINITRC'
 
-[ -f "$MBSYNCRC" ] && alias mbsync="mbsync -c $MBSYNCRC"
+[ -f "$MBSYNCRC" ] && alias mbsync='mbsync -c $MBSYNCRC'
 
 # sudo not required for some system commands
 for command in mount umount sv pacman updatedb su shutdown poweroff reboot ; do
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ alias \
 	trem="transmission-remote" \
 	YT="youtube-viewer" \
 	sdn="shutdown -h now" \
-	e="$EDITOR" \
-	v="$EDITOR" \
+	e='$EDITOR' \
+	v='$EDITOR' \
 	p="pacman" \
 	xi="sudo xbps-install" \
 	xr="sudo xbps-remove -R" \
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ alias \
 alias \
 	lf="lfub" \
 	magit="nvim -c MagitOnly" \
-	ref="shortcuts >/dev/null; source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/shell/shortcutrc ; source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/shell/shortcutenvrc ; source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/shell/zshnameddirrc"
+	ref='shortcuts >/dev/null; source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/shell/shortcutrc ; source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/shell/shortcutenvrc ; source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/shell/zshnameddirrc'