diff --git a/completions.go b/completions.go
index 0c5c2ec..b404322 100644
--- a/completions.go
+++ b/completions.go
@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@ func (c *Command) getCompletions(args []string) (*Command, []string, ShellCompDi
 			return finalCmd, completions, directive, nil
 		}
 	} else {
+		directive = ShellCompDirectiveDefault
+		
 		customShellCompDirective := finalCmd.CompletionOptions.DefaultShellCompDirective
 		if customShellCompDirective != ShellCompDirectiveDefault {
 			directive = customShellCompDirective
-		} else {
-			directive = ShellCompDirectiveDefault
 		}
 
 		if flag == nil {