diff --git a/bashctrl b/bashctrl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fbaa4f8..d7f36f0
--- a/bashctrl
+++ b/bashctrl
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ DISABLED_PLUGINS=(
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # helpers...
 
-SCRIPT=`basename $0`
+# when sourcing a script $0 is set to '-bash'...
+if [ "$0" = "-bash" ] ; then
+	SCRIPT=bashctrl
+else
+	SCRIPT=`basename $0`
+fi
 
 function printhelp(){ cat << EOF
 Bash control script
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ function update(){
 			|| echo "  Generating: $FILE..."
 		{
 			echo "# Lines added/maintained by $SCRIPT:"
-			echo "$SCRIPT run $EVT"
+			echo "source ${BIN_DIR}/${SCRIPT} run $EVT"
 			echo
 		} >> $FILE
 	else
diff --git a/plugins/alias b/plugins/alias
index fbdcca4..c5116bf 100644
--- a/plugins/alias
+++ b/plugins/alias
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if [ $1 = "start" ] || [ $1 = 'login' ] ; then
 		alias alias_clear="mv ~/.bash/alias_lst ~/.bash/alias_lst.bak"
 		alias alias_revert="cp ~/.bash/alias_lst.bak ~/.bash/alias_lst"
 
+		[ -e ~/.bash/alias_list ] \
+			&& touch ~/.bash/alias_list
+
 		# external 
 		if ! source ~/.bash/alias_lst ; then
 		# defaults
diff --git a/plugins/prompt b/plugins/prompt
index 27d1ddb..fad24be 100644
--- a/plugins/prompt
+++ b/plugins/prompt
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ if [[ $BASH_PROFILE == 1 ]] ; then
 	else
 		PS1='\n\e[32m\u@\h \e[34m$__SHLVL__\e[33m\w\e[0m\n\$ '
 	fi
-fi
-if [[ $BASHRC == 1 ]] ; then
+else
 	if [[ $SHLVL != 1 ]];then
 		__SHLVL__="($SHLVL$__LOGIN_PRESENT__) "
 	fi