diff --git a/lib/theme-and-appearance.zsh b/lib/theme-and-appearance.zsh
index 585e969d8..c8edbef08 100644
--- a/lib/theme-and-appearance.zsh
+++ b/lib/theme-and-appearance.zsh
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ if [[ -z "$LS_COLORS" ]]; then
 fi
 
 function test-ls-args {
-  local cmd="$1"          # ls, gls, colorls, ...
-  local args="${@[2,-1]}" # arguments except the first one
-  command "$cmd" "$args" /dev/null &>/dev/null
+  local cmd="$1"  # ls, gls, colorls, ...
+  shift            # remove the command, leaving only the arguments
+  command "$cmd" "$@" /dev/null &>/dev/null
 }
 
 # Find the option for using colors in ls, depending on the version