diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 644898b0a08e2f971161040e2cca390ae90b82e9..ddbbd765e7f953e7221bb79c341fc5d8fc358eeb 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 # remove annoying global aliases
 noalias() {
-  x=`type $1 | grep " is aliased to "` && unalias $1
+  x=`type $1 2>&1 | grep " is aliased to "` && unalias $1
 }
 # unalias l. ll ls vi
 noalias l.