diff --git a/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml
index 0ef54245b..72bf297a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml
@@ -109,13 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           command-exists -- dorothy
           echo-style --success='ok'
       - name: 'Dorothy Login Shell: xonsh'
-        env:
-          PKG_CONFIG_PATH: '' # fix: https://github.com/bevry/dorothy/actions/runs/6349881708/job/17248752072#step:8:8
-          LDFLAGS: '' # fix: https://github.com/bevry/dorothy/actions/runs/6349927188/job/17248892389#step:8:9
-          CPPFLAGS: '' # fix: https://github.com/bevry/dorothy/actions/runs/6349956372/job/17248986621#step:8:10
-          CXX: '' # fix: https://github.com/bevry/dorothy/actions/runs/7538723888/job/20519802798#step:8:12
-          CC: '' #fix: https://github.com/bevry/dorothy/actions/runs/7538922544/job/20520381661#step:8:13
-        shell: xonsh -DXONSH_SHOW_TRACEBACK=True -l {0}
+        shell: xonsh -DXONSH_SHOW_TRACEBACK=True -DXONSH_TRACEBACK_LOGFILE=xonsh.log -l {0}
         run: |
           command-exists -- dorothy
           echo-style --success='ok'
diff --git a/sources/env.bash b/sources/env.bash
index 4b832eaf6..b83dd9745 100644
--- a/sources/env.bash
+++ b/sources/env.bash
@@ -112,46 +112,54 @@ function on_env_finish {
 		if [[ -z $value ]]; then
 			# echo var action: delete
 			if [[ $shell == 'fish' ]]; then
-				echo "set --universal --erase $name;"
+				printf '%s\n' "set --universal --erase $name;"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'nu' ]]; then
-				echo "setenv $name"
+				printf '%s\n' "setenv $name"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'xonsh' ]]; then
-				echo 'del $'"$name"
+				printf '%s\n' "if \${...}.get('$name') != None:"$'\n\t'"del \$$name"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'elvish' ]]; then
 				# https://elv.sh/ref/builtin.html#unset-env
-				echo "unset-env $name"
+				printf '%s\n' "unset-env $name"
 			else
-				echo "unset -v $name;"
+				printf '%s\n' "unset -v $name;"
 			fi
 		elif [[ $is_path == 'yes' ]]; then
 			# echo var action: set path
 			if [[ $shell == 'fish' ]]; then
-				echo "set --export --path $name '$value';"
+				printf '%s\n' "set --export --path $name '$value';"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'nu' ]]; then
-				echo "setenv $name $value"
+				printf '%s\n' "setenv $name $value"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'xonsh' ]]; then
-				echo '$'"$name = '$value'.split(':')"
+				printf '%s\n' '$'"$name = '$value'.split(':')"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'elvish' ]]; then
 				# https://elv.sh/ref/builtin.html#set-env
-				echo "set-env $name '$value'"
+				printf '%s\n' "set-env $name '$value'"
 			else
-				echo "export $name='$value';"
+				printf '%s\n' "export $name='$value';"
 			fi
 		else
 			# echo var action: set
 			if [[ $shell == 'fish' ]]; then
-				echo "set --export $name '$value';"
+				printf '%s\n' "set --export $name '$value';"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'nu' ]]; then
-				echo "setenv $name $value"
+				printf '%s\n' "setenv $name $value"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'xonsh' ]]; then
-				echo '$'"$name = '$value'"
+				printf '%s\n' '$'"$name = '$value'"
 			elif [[ $shell == 'elvish' ]]; then
 				# https://elv.sh/ref/builtin.html#set-env
-				echo "set-env $name '$value'"
+				printf '%s\n' "set-env $name '$value'"
 			else
-				echo "export $name='$value';"
+				printf '%s\n' "export $name='$value';"
 			fi
 		fi
 	done < <(env)
+	# xonsh needs a trailing newline, because xonsh, fixes:
+	# > xonsh
+	# xonsh: For full traceback set: $XONSH_SHOW_TRACEBACK = True
+	# SyntaxError: None: no further code
+	# syntax error in xonsh run control file '/Users/balupton/.config/xonsh/rc.xsh': None: no further code
+	if [[ $shell == 'xonsh' ]]; then
+		printf '\n'
+	fi
 }
 trap on_env_finish EXIT