diff --git a/scwrypts b/scwrypts
index 539c77d..0fdf4a9 100755
--- a/scwrypts
+++ b/scwrypts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ source "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 		case $1 in
 			-[a-z][a-z]* )
 				VARSPLIT=$(echo "$1 " | sed 's/^\(-.\)\(.*\) /\1 -\2/')
-				set -- $(echo " $VARSPLIT ") ${@:2}
+				set -- throw-away $(echo " $VARSPLIT ") ${@:2}
 				;;
 
 			### alternate commands ###################