diff --git a/.za-bgn-bin-or-src-function-body b/.za-bgn-bin-or-src-function-body
index 0d49192..afa8fe5 100644
--- a/.za-bgn-bin-or-src-function-body
+++ b/.za-bgn-bin-or-src-function-body
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # FUNCTION: .za-bgn-bin-or-src-function-body
 # Returns the body of the function wrapping a binary
 
-local name="$2" bin="$3" dir="$4"
+local name="$2" bin="$3" dir="${4#%}"
 integer run_type="$1" set_gem_home="$5" \
     set_node_path="$6" set_cwd="$7" \
     use_all_null="$8" use_err_null="$9" use_out_null="$10"
diff --git a/.za-bgn-mod-function-body b/.za-bgn-mod-function-body
index 9a20833..a0e6956 100644
--- a/.za-bgn-mod-function-body
+++ b/.za-bgn-mod-function-body
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Returns the body of the function wrapping a function
 
-local name="$1" target_func="$2" dir="$3"
+local name="$1" target_func="$2" dir="${3#%}"
 integer set_gem_home="$4" set_node_path="$5" set_cwd="$6" \
         use_all_null="$7" use_err_null="$8" use_out_null="$9"