diff --git a/sh/main.sh b/sh/main.sh
index e873a94..79bdabd 100755
--- a/sh/main.sh
+++ b/sh/main.sh
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ rwx_parse_code() {
 ${RWX_ALIASES}
 EOF
 	# parse constants
-	RWX_CONSTANTS="$(rwx_parse_constants)"
+	_rwx_code_constants="$(rwx_parse_constants)"
 	# parse functions
 	RWX_FUNCTIONS="$(rwx_parse_functions)"
 	# parse variables
diff --git a/sh/self.sh b/sh/self.sh
index 6233eb2..adf266e 100644
--- a/sh/self.sh
+++ b/sh/self.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rwx_code_aliases() {
 # show the cached constants
 #= rcc
 rwx_code_constants() {
-	echo "${RWX_CONSTANTS}"
+	echo "${_rwx_code_constants}"
 }
 
 # show the cached functions