diff --git a/function/01-basic b/function/01-basic
index 3e121ea..b81f2f7 100644
--- a/function/01-basic
+++ b/function/01-basic
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function function_list() {
     done
     echo "${FUNCS[@]}"
   else
-    cp# will list all sourced/declared functions available
+    # will list all sourced/declared functions available
     echo
     echo -e "\033[1;4;32m""Functions:""\033[0;34m"
     declare -F |  grep -v "declare -f\s_" | awk {'print $3'}
diff --git a/load.sh b/load.sh
index 00f19d3..7dc3d1a 100755
--- a/load.sh
+++ b/load.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# [[ ! $- == *i* ]] && exec >> ~/logs/load.log && exec 2>&1
+
+function nilog () {
+  [[ ! $- == *i* ]] && echo -e "-----\n $USER $*" &>> ~/logs/load.log
+}
+
+nilog "called load.sh  $(date)"
+# nilog caller: $(caller)
+# nilog pid: $(ps -o comm= $PPID)
+
 # don't bother if bash is not the shell
 [ ! "$SHELL" = "/bin/bash" ] && return 1
 
@@ -18,6 +28,8 @@ DIR=${1:-$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})}
 module_load file
 [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && echo unable to access the file module, aboarting load && return 1
 
+([[ $BASH_ENV ]] && [[ ! $- == *i* ]] && [[ $BASH_USE_ALIAS ]]) && shopt -s expand_aliases
+
 function shell_process_directory () {
     local SUBDIRS
     local DIR
@@ -53,11 +65,10 @@ function shell_process_directory () {
           local SUBDIRS
           local IGNORE_FILE
           SUBDIRS=$([[ -f "$DIR/.bash-shell-include" ]] && cat "$DIR/.bash-shell-include" || echo $BASH_SHELL_BASE_SUBDIRS)
-          [[ $SSH_LOGIN ]] && SUBDIRS+=" ssh"
+          [[ $SSH_SESSION ]] && SUBDIRS+=" ssh"
           IGNORE_FILE="$([[ -f "$DIR/.bash-shell-ignore" ]] && echo "$DIR" || echo "$BASH_SHELL_BASE")/.bash-shell-ignore"
           for SUBDIR in $SUBDIRS;  do
             if [ -e  "$DIR/$SUBDIR" ]; then
-
               # echo processing subdirectory $DIR/$SUBDIR
               # must quote all globs to avoid bash glob expansion which is likely on
               # TODO have default set of ignores plus check for .shell-ignore
diff --git a/setup/etc/bash.bashrc b/setup/etc/bash.bashrc
index e606959..d174f41 100644
--- a/setup/etc/bash.bashrc
+++ b/setup/etc/bash.bashrc
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ if ([ -n "$SSH_CONNECTION" ] || [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] || [ -n "$SSH_TTY" ]); then
   export SSH_SESSION=true
   source /etc/profile
 fi
-shopt -s expand_aliases
 source $BASH_SHELL_LOAD
diff --git a/shell.env b/shell.env
index df86111..f4960a4 100644
--- a/shell.env
+++ b/shell.env
@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ export BASH_SHELL_LOAD=$BASH_SHELL_BASE/load.sh # load.sh is default
 export BASH_SHELL_STARTUP=$BASH_SHELL_BASE/startup.sh # strtup.sh is default
 
 # if uncommented next line sets up implicit sourcing for non-interactive shells
-# export BASH_ENV=$BASH_SHELL_LOAD # use base repo
+# echo ----NON_INTERACTIVE SHELL INFO-----
+# echo enabling bash shell repos for non-inactive shell
+export BASH_ENV=$BASH_SHELL_LOAD # use base repo
+# echo enabling aliases with non-interactive shell
+export BASH_USE_ALIAS=true  # will source aliases for non-interactive
+# echo see $BASH_SHELL_BASE/shell.env
+# echo ---------
 # if not using implicit sourcing for non-interactive shells then on can do this per script
 ##################
 # expanding aliases is optional
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ export BASH_SHELL_STARTUP=$BASH_SHELL_BASE/startup.sh # strtup.sh is default
 # shopt -u expand_aliases
 ####################
 
+# set ssh session if non-interactive only
 ([ -n "$SSH_CONNECTION" ] || [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] || [ -n "$SSH_TTY" ]) && export SSH_SESSION=true
 
 # identify a network name that this host resides on