diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_array.sh b/gaboshlib/g_array.sh
index 79bdd02..94f94df 100644
--- a/gaboshlib/g_array.sh
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_array.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ function g_array {
   local g_filename=$1
   local g_arrayname=$2
   local g_delimeter=$3
-  local g_array
+  unset g_array
 
   [ -n "$g_delimeter" ] && g_delimeter="-d${g_delimeter}"
   if [ -f "$g_filename" ]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function g_array {
   
   # remove newlines
   g_array=("${g_array[@]%$'\n'}")
-  declare -n $g_arrayname=g_array
+  declare -ng $g_arrayname=g_array
 
 }