diff --git a/shellcode/array_create.sh b/shellcode/array_create.sh
index 40cd1e3..bbbc07b 100644
--- a/shellcode/array_create.sh
+++ b/shellcode/array_create.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 _lxsh_array_create() {
   printf "%s" "$1"
-  shift 1
+  shift 1 2>/dev/null || return
   for N ; do
     printf "\t%s" "$N"
   done