diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccca263..be108eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ The only part necessary to modify if copied verbatim from below is the call to `
 
 output of `viv freeze rich --standalone`:
 ```python
-
 # <<<<< auto-generated by daylinmorgan/viv (v.22.12a3)
 # fmt: off
 def _viv_activate(*pkgs: str, track_exe: bool = False, name: str = "") -> None:                               # noqa
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ def _viv_activate(*pkgs: str, track_exe: bool = False, name: str = "") -> None:
     ge,sys,P,ew=i("os").getenv,i("sys"),i("pathlib").Path,i("sys").stderr.write                               # noqa
     (cache:=(P(ge("XDG_CACHE_HOME",P.home()/".cache"))/"viv"/"venvs")).mkdir(parents=True,exist_ok=True)      # noqa
     ((sha256:=i("hashlib").sha256()).update((s(spec)+                                                         # noqa
-     (((exe:=s(P(i("sys").executable).resolve()) if track_exe else "N/A")))).encode()))                       # noqa
+     (((exe:=("N/A",s(P(i("sys").executable).resolve()))[e(track_exe)])))).encode()))                         # noqa
     if (env:=cache/(name if name else (_id:=sha256.hexdigest()))) not in cache.glob("*/") or ge("VIV_FORCE"): # noqa
         v=e(ge("VIV_VERBOSE"));ew(f"generating new vivenv -> {env.name}\n")                                   # noqa
         i("venv").EnvBuilder(with_pip=True,clear=True).create(env)                                            # noqa
diff --git a/examples/standalone.py b/examples/standalone.py
index 2c672be..df412b0 100644
--- a/examples/standalone.py
+++ b/examples/standalone.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Example using the output of `viv freeze pyfiglet --standalone`.
+With this function it's not necessary for
+`viv` to exist anywhere on the system.
+"""
 
 # <<<<< auto-generated by daylinmorgan/viv (v.22.12a3)
 # fmt: off
@@ -8,7 +13,7 @@ def _viv_activate(*pkgs: str, track_exe: bool = False, name: str = "") -> None:
     ge,sys,P,ew=i("os").getenv,i("sys"),i("pathlib").Path,i("sys").stderr.write                               # noqa
     (cache:=(P(ge("XDG_CACHE_HOME",P.home()/".cache"))/"viv"/"venvs")).mkdir(parents=True,exist_ok=True)      # noqa
     ((sha256:=i("hashlib").sha256()).update((s(spec)+                                                         # noqa
-     (((exe:=s(P(i("sys").executable).resolve()) if track_exe else "N/A")))).encode()))                       # noqa
+     (((exe:=("N/A",s(P(i("sys").executable).resolve()))[e(track_exe)])))).encode()))                         # noqa
     if (env:=cache/(name if name else (_id:=sha256.hexdigest()))) not in cache.glob("*/") or ge("VIV_FORCE"): # noqa
         v=e(ge("VIV_VERBOSE"));ew(f"generating new vivenv -> {env.name}\n")                                   # noqa
         i("venv").EnvBuilder(with_pip=True,clear=True).create(env)                                            # noqa
@@ -24,7 +29,6 @@ _viv_activate("pyfiglet==0.8.post1")
 # fmt: on
 # >>>>> code golfed with <3
 
-
 from pyfiglet import Figlet
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/src/viv/viv.py b/src/viv/viv.py
index 874ba63..449946c 100755
--- a/src/viv/viv.py
+++ b/src/viv/viv.py
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def _viv_activate(*pkgs: str, track_exe: bool = False, name: str = "") -> None:
     ge,sys,P,ew=i("os").getenv,i("sys"),i("pathlib").Path,i("sys").stderr.write
     (cache:=(P(ge("XDG_CACHE_HOME",P.home()/".cache"))/"viv"/"venvs")).mkdir(parents=True,exist_ok=True)
     ((sha256:=i("hashlib").sha256()).update((s(spec)+
-     (((exe:=s(P(i("sys").executable).resolve()) if track_exe else "N/A")))).encode()))
+     (((exe:=("N/A",s(P(i("sys").executable).resolve()))[e(track_exe)])))).encode()))
     if (env:=cache/(name if name else (_id:=sha256.hexdigest()))) not in cache.glob("*/") or ge("VIV_FORCE"):
         v=e(ge("VIV_VERBOSE"));ew(f"generating new vivenv -> {{env.name}}\n")
         i("venv").EnvBuilder(with_pip=True,clear=True).create(env)