diff --git a/diractions.plugin.zsh b/diractions.plugin.zsh
index 58f9771..f3e8cd5 100644
--- a/diractions.plugin.zsh
+++ b/diractions.plugin.zsh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ declare -gA _DIRACTION_HELP
 -set-default DIRACTION_DEF_FILE "$HOME/.diractions" # §maybe rename to config file
 -set-default DIRACTION_BROWSER # §todo: update
 -set-default DIRACTION_AUTO_CONFIG true
+-set-default DIRACTION_EXPORT_VARIABLES false
 
 # --
 if [[ -z $DIRACTION_DISPATCH_WHITELIST ]]; then
@@ -154,8 +155,12 @@ function diraction-create() {
     # create variable if not already bound
     if [ -z "${(P)var}" ] ; then
         # ¤note: déréférencement de variable: ${(P)var}
-        export $var="$(eval echo "$dir")"
-        # §see: keep export?
+        local value="$(eval echo "$dir")"
+        if [[ "$DIRACTION_EXPORT_VARIABLES" =~ ^(true|yes|y)$ ]] ; then
+            export $var="$value"
+        else
+            eval "$var=${(q)value}"
+        fi
         # §maybe: readonly probably better?? (maybe not: could not unset then)
     fi
     # create an alias: call to the _diraction-dispach function with directory as argument
diff --git a/test/diraction_integration_shpec.zsh b/test/diraction_integration_shpec.zsh
index d014313..1249b10 100755
--- a/test/diraction_integration_shpec.zsh
+++ b/test/diraction_integration_shpec.zsh
@@ -13,16 +13,47 @@ describe "Integration Diraction"
       source $plugin
 
       diraction-batch-create << "DIR"
-        tmp /tmp
+        dir-tmp /tmp
 DIR
-      tmp - pwd
-      tmp
+      echo \$_dir_tmp
+      dir-tmp - pwd
+      dir-tmp
       pwd
+
+      zsh << SUB_SHELL
+        echo dir-tmp:\\\$_dir_tmp:
+SUB_SHELL
+BASIC_SCRIPT
+)"
+    _status=$?
+    assert equal $_status 0
+
+    assert equal "$output" "/tmp\n/tmp\n/tmp\ndir-tmp::"
+  end
+
+  it "basic script with exports"
+    output="$(zsh 2>&1 << BASIC_SCRIPT
+      set -e
+      DIRACTION_AUTO_CONFIG=false
+      DIRACTION_EXPORT_VARIABLES=true
+      source $plugin
+
+      diraction-batch-create << "DIR"
+        dir-tmp /tmp
+DIR
+      echo \$_dir_tmp
+      dir-tmp - pwd
+      dir-tmp
+      pwd
+
+      zsh << SUB_SHELL
+        echo dir-tmp:\\\$_dir_tmp:
+SUB_SHELL
 BASIC_SCRIPT
 )"
     _status=$?
     assert equal $_status 0
 
-    assert equal $output "/tmp\n/tmp"
+    assert equal "$output" "/tmp\n/tmp\n/tmp\ndir-tmp:/tmp:"
   end
 end