diff --git a/bin/miaou-bash b/bin/miaou-bash
index 1302bb8..59ec7e2 100755
--- a/bin/miaou-bash
+++ b/bin/miaou-bash
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ function cleanup {
 }
 
 function usage {
-  echo "$(basename "$0") <SCRIPT> [...SCRIPT_ARGS] | --version | --help | --self-upgrade | --uninstall"
+  echo "$(basename "$0") <SCRIPT> [...SCRIPT_ARGS] | --help | --self-upgrade | --uninstall | --version"
 }
 
 function version {
@@ -688,12 +688,11 @@ else
   miaou_debug "<main file=$BASH_ARGV0 pid=${BASHPID}/>"
 fi
 
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
 if [[ "$HEREDOC" == true ]]; then
   miaou_debug '<source heredoc/>'
-  # shellcheck source=/dev/stdin
   source /dev/stdin
 else
   miaou_debug "<source script=$SCRIPT/>"
-  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
   source "$SCRIPT"
 fi
diff --git a/etc/bash.bashrc b/etc/bash.bashrc
index 49c5a4d..4479187 100644
--- a/etc/bash.bashrc
+++ b/etc/bash.bashrc
@@ -202,11 +202,21 @@ alias egrep='egrep $COLOR_OPTIONS '
 alias transfer_cp='rsync -a --info=progress2 --no-inc-recursive'
 alias ssu='ss -tupn'
 # OVERRIDDEN ALIASES
-# shellcheck disable=SC1090,SC1091
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
 [[ -f "/etc/bash.aliases" ]] && source "/etc/bash.aliases"
-# shellcheck disable=SC1090,SC1091
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
 [[ -f "$HOME/.bash_aliases" ]] && source "$HOME/.bash_aliases"
 
+# the miaou-bash helper function
+function miaou-bash {
+  if "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/bin/miaou-bash "$@"; then
+    if [[ "${1:-}" =~ --self-upgrade|--uninstall ]]; then
+      echo 'reloading session now!'
+      exec bash -l
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 # BASH COMPLETIONS
 if ! shopt -oq posix; then
   if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
diff --git a/etc/bash_completion.d/miaou-bash.complete b/etc/bash_completion.d/miaou-bash.complete
index 8db18c9..efc1e8e 100644
--- a/etc/bash_completion.d/miaou-bash.complete
+++ b/etc/bash_completion.d/miaou-bash.complete
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ function _miaou_bash {
   local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
   if ((COMP_CWORD == 1)); then
     if [[ $cur =~ ^- ]]; then
-      compopt -o nospace
+      # compopt -o nospace
       mapfile -t COMPREPLY < <(compgen -W "--self-upgrade --version --help --uninstall" -- "$cur")
     else
       compopt -o filenames
diff --git a/lib/initiate.bash b/lib/initiate.bash
index 2c673f6..d4631f4 100644
--- a/lib/initiate.bash
+++ b/lib/initiate.bash
@@ -227,12 +227,6 @@ function apply_mode {
   fi
 }
 
-function reload {
-  [[ $- == *i* ]] && bind -f /etc/inputrc >/dev/null
-  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-  source /etc/bash.bashrc
-}
-
 # MAIN
 
 source "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/functions.bash
@@ -249,4 +243,3 @@ create_sudoers
 fetch_mode
 apply_mode
 launch_hooks
-reload
diff --git a/lib/self-upgrade.bash b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
index d1108c0..882b834 100644
--- a/lib/self-upgrade.bash
+++ b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
@@ -61,14 +61,11 @@ function perform_upgrade {
       sudo miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/initiate.bash
     fi
     sudo rm -rf "$backup"
-    cat <<EOF
-To reset this session, you can run:
-  exec bash -l
-EOF
   else
     echo "ERROR: trouble during self-upgrade: revert back"
     sudo rm -rf "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"
     sudo mv "$backup" "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"
+    builtin exit 99
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/uninstall.bash b/lib/uninstall.bash
index 73f2291..b590204 100644
--- a/lib/uninstall.bash
+++ b/lib/uninstall.bash
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ function uninstall {
   cat <<EOF
 MIAOU-BASH succesfully uninstalled.
 Previous settings have been restored from original.
-To reset this session, you can run:
-  exec bash -l
 EOF
 }