diff --git a/includes/preflight.inc b/includes/preflight.inc
index 594c865a97..eebd188377 100644
--- a/includes/preflight.inc
+++ b/includes/preflight.inc
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ function drush_preflight_command_dispatch() {
  */
 function drush_preflight_tilde_expansion(&$command) {
   // Skip tilde expansion for commands that use
-  // stict option handling, or those that explicitly
+  // strict option handling, or those that explicitly
   // turn it off via $command['tilde-expansion'] = FALSE.
   if ($command['tilde-expansion'] && !$command['strict-option-handling']) {
     $cli =& drush_get_context('cli');
diff --git a/lib/Drush/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php b/lib/Drush/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php
index 9da9982ca8..ede8dc63e5 100644
--- a/lib/Drush/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php
+++ b/lib/Drush/Commands/core/StatusCommands.php
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ public static function pathAliases($options) {
     }
 
     // Add in all of the global paths from $options['path-aliases']
-    $paths = array_merge($paths, (array)$options['path-aliases']);
+    if (isset($options['path-aliases'])) {
+      $paths = array_merge($paths, $options['path-aliases']);
+    }
 
     return $paths;
   }