diff --git a/sh/main.sh b/sh/main.sh
index 0abfb5e..75b1815 100755
--- a/sh/main.sh
+++ b/sh/main.sh
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ _rwx_code_variables=""
 
 rwx_parse_code() {
 	# parse aliases
-	local line text
+	local line
 	RWX_ALIASES="$(rwx_parse_aliases)"
 	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		eval "$(echo "${line}" | sed "s| = |() { |") \"\${@}\"; }"
+		eval "${line/ = /() { } \"\${@}\"; }"
 	done <<EOF
 ${RWX_ALIASES}
 EOF