diff --git a/home/shrc b/home/shrc
index 8fdddec..ad5d449 100644
--- a/home/shrc
+++ b/home/shrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ unset FANCY; _=: && [ -z $_ ] && FANCY=1 || FANCY=0 # detect zsh and bash
 if [ "$FANCY" = 0 ]; then . ~/.prep; fi # handle stuff like /etc/profile and $PATH
 
 # combine and load everything containing "YES_MYSHELL" in ~/sh/:
-[ -z "${0##/*}" ] && sh=zsh || sh="$0" # zsh replaces $0, so hardcode it
+[ -z "${0##/*}" ] && sh=zsh || sh="${0#-}" # zsh replaces $0, so hardcode it
 { [ -d "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:="$HOME/.cache"}" ] || mkdir "$XDG_CACHE_HOME"; } &&
 { [ -d "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/shrc" ] || mkdir "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/shrc"; } &&
 cache="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/shrc/$sh-$$" &&
diff --git a/sh/recombine b/sh/recombine
index fbeed15..2204f52 100644
--- a/sh/recombine
+++ b/sh/recombine
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # FAKE_COMPAT
 
 cd ~/sh && unset IFS || exit
-[ -z "${0##/*}" ] && sh=zsh || sh="$0" # zsh replaces $0, so hardcode it
+[ -z "${0##/*}" ] && sh=zsh || sh="${0#-}" # zsh replaces $0, so hardcode it
 case "$sh" in
 (ash) SH=ASH;;
 (bash) SH=BASH;;