diff --git a/lib/grep.zsh b/lib/grep.zsh
index 276fec382..0beca4c9d 100644
--- a/lib/grep.zsh
+++ b/lib/grep.zsh
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ elif grep-flag-available --exclude=.cvs; then
 fi
 unfunction grep-flag-available
 
-export GREP_OPTIONS="$GREP_OPTIONS"
+# export GREP_OPTIONS="$GREP_OPTIONS"
+alias grep="grep $GREP_OPTIONS"
 export GREP_COLOR='1;32'