diff --git a/sh/jshn.sh b/sh/jshn.sh
index 78414f0..fbffe85 100644
--- a/sh/jshn.sh
+++ b/sh/jshn.sh
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ json_cleanup() {
 
 json_init() {
 	json_cleanup
+	export -n ${JSON_PREFIX}JSON_SEQ=0
 	export -- \
-		${JSON_PREFIX}JSON_SEQ=0 \
 		${JSON_PREFIX}JSON_CUR="JSON_VAR" \
 		${JSON_PREFIX}KEYS_JSON_VAR= \
 		${JSON_PREFIX}TYPE_JSON_VAR=