diff --git a/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh b/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh
index 6f8debb62..0a33194dd 100644
--- a/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ command -v direnv &>/dev/null || return
 
 _direnv_hook() {
   trap -- '' SIGINT;
-  eval "$(direnv hook zsh)";
+  eval "$(direnv export zsh)";
   trap - SIGINT;
 }
 typeset -ag precmd_functions;
-if [[ -z ${precmd_functions[(r)_direnv_hook]} ]]; then
+if [[ -z "${precmd_functions[(r)_direnv_hook]+1}" ]]; then
   precmd_functions=( _direnv_hook ${precmd_functions[@]} )
 fi
 typeset -ag chpwd_functions;
-if [[ -z ${chpwd_functions[(r)_direnv_hook]} ]]; then
+if [[ -z "${chpwd_functions[(r)_direnv_hook]+1}" ]]; then
   chpwd_functions=( _direnv_hook ${chpwd_functions[@]} )
 fi