diff --git a/orcli b/orcli
index 26e9b31..d84968c 100755
--- a/orcli
+++ b/orcli
@@ -590,9 +590,6 @@ function init_import() {
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 function interactive() {
     cat <<'EOF'
-if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
-    alias orcli="$orcli"
-fi
 PS1="(orcli) [\u@\h \W]\$ "
 source <(orcli completions)
 echo '================================================================'
@@ -864,13 +861,6 @@ orcli_run_command() {
 
   # locate orcli and OpenRefine
   scriptpath=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")
-  if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
-      if [[ -x "${scriptpath}/orcli" ]]; then
-          orcli="${scriptpath}/orcli"
-      else
-          error "orcli is not executable!" "Try: chmod + ${scriptpath}/orcli"
-      fi
-  fi
   if [[ -x "${scriptpath}/refine" ]]; then
       openrefine="${scriptpath}/refine"
   else
@@ -907,8 +897,8 @@ orcli_run_command() {
           # case 1: interactive mode if stdin is selected but not present
           bash --rcfile <(
               cat ~/.bashrc
-              if [[ $orcli ]]; then
-                  echo "alias orcli=$orcli"
+              if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
+                  echo "alias orcli=${scriptpath}/orcli"
               fi
               interactive
           ) -i </dev/tty
@@ -919,11 +909,11 @@ orcli_run_command() {
       # case 2: execute scripts and keep shell running
       bash --rcfile <(
           cat ~/.bashrc
-          if [[ $orcli ]]; then
-              echo "alias orcli=$orcli"
+          if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
+              echo "alias orcli=${scriptpath}/orcli"
           fi
           for i in "${!files[@]}"; do
-              log "execute script ${files[$i]}"
+              log "executing script ${files[$i]}..."
               awk 1 "${files[$i]}"
           done
           interactive
@@ -931,8 +921,14 @@ orcli_run_command() {
   else
       # case 3: just execute scripts
       for i in "${!files[@]}"; do
-          log "execute script ${files[$i]}"
-          bash -e <(awk 1 "${files[$i]}")
+          log "executing script ${files[$i]}..."
+          bash -e <(
+              if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
+                  echo "shopt -s expand_aliases"
+                  echo "alias orcli=${scriptpath}/orcli"
+              fi
+              awk 1 "${files[$i]}"
+          )
       done
   fi
 
diff --git a/src/lib/interactive.sh b/src/lib/interactive.sh
index 9ae432e..be9dc19 100644
--- a/src/lib/interactive.sh
+++ b/src/lib/interactive.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 function interactive() {
     cat <<'EOF'
-if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
-    alias orcli="$orcli"
-fi
 PS1="(orcli) [\u@\h \W]\$ "
 source <(orcli completions)
 echo '================================================================'
diff --git a/src/run_command.sh b/src/run_command.sh
index dffd794..a7908f7 100644
--- a/src/run_command.sh
+++ b/src/run_command.sh
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ OPENREFINE_URL="http://localhost:${args[--port]}"
 
 # locate orcli and OpenRefine
 scriptpath=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")
-if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
-    if [[ -x "${scriptpath}/orcli" ]]; then
-        orcli="${scriptpath}/orcli"
-    else
-        error "orcli is not executable!" "Try: chmod + ${scriptpath}/orcli"
-    fi
-fi
 if [[ -x "${scriptpath}/refine" ]]; then
     openrefine="${scriptpath}/refine"
 else
@@ -62,8 +55,8 @@ if [[ ${args[file]} == '-' || ${args[file]} == '"-"' ]]; then
         # case 1: interactive mode if stdin is selected but not present
         bash --rcfile <(
             cat ~/.bashrc
-            if [[ $orcli ]]; then
-                echo "alias orcli=$orcli"
+            if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
+                echo "alias orcli=${scriptpath}/orcli"
             fi
             interactive
         ) -i </dev/tty
@@ -74,11 +67,11 @@ if [[ ${args[--interactive]} ]]; then
     # case 2: execute scripts and keep shell running
     bash --rcfile <(
         cat ~/.bashrc
-        if [[ $orcli ]]; then
-            echo "alias orcli=$orcli"
+        if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
+            echo "alias orcli=${scriptpath}/orcli"
         fi
         for i in "${!files[@]}"; do
-            log "execute script ${files[$i]}"
+            log "executing script ${files[$i]}..."
             awk 1 "${files[$i]}"
         done
         interactive
@@ -86,7 +79,13 @@ if [[ ${args[--interactive]} ]]; then
 else
     # case 3: just execute scripts
     for i in "${!files[@]}"; do
-        log "execute script ${files[$i]}"
-        bash -e <(awk 1 "${files[$i]}")
+        log "executing script ${files[$i]}..."
+        bash -e <(
+            if ! command -v orcli &>/dev/null; then
+                echo "shopt -s expand_aliases"
+                echo "alias orcli=${scriptpath}/orcli"
+            fi
+            awk 1 "${files[$i]}"
+        )
     done
 fi