diff --git a/sources/environment.elv b/sources/environment.elv
index 6804d4867..a832e89c7 100644
--- a/sources/environment.elv
+++ b/sources/environment.elv
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 # set the environment variables
 eval ($E:DOROTHY'/commands/setup-environment-commands' elvish | slurp)
+# @todo: someone experienced with elvish should send a PR to add detection (like fish and bash have) on failures of the above command
diff --git a/sources/environment.fish b/sources/environment.fish
index 9cbbc3b03..ece124a87 100644
--- a/sources/environment.fish
+++ b/sources/environment.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
 
 # set the environment variables
-eval ("$DOROTHY/commands/setup-environment-commands" fish)
+eval ("$DOROTHY/commands/setup-environment-commands" fish || begin
+	echo "DOROTHY FAILED TO SETUP ENVIRONMENT, RUN THIS TO DEBUG: bash -x '$DOROTHY/commands/setup-environment-commands' fish" >/dev/stderr
+	return 1
+end)
diff --git a/sources/environment.nu b/sources/environment.nu
index da33f28c0..2aeb68e3f 100644
--- a/sources/environment.nu
+++ b/sources/environment.nu
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ setup-environment-commands 'nu'
 	| transpose -r
 	| into record
 	| load-env
+# @todo: someone experienced with nu should send a PR to add detection (like fish and bash have) on failures of the above command
diff --git a/sources/environment.sh b/sources/environment.sh
index dd73eef88..4a865c0ec 100644
--- a/sources/environment.sh
+++ b/sources/environment.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # set the environment variables
-{
-	eval "$("$DOROTHY/commands/setup-environment-commands" "$ACTIVE_POSIX_SHELL")"
-} || {
-	echo "Failed to setup environment, failed command was:"
-	echo "$DOROTHY/commands/setup-environment-commands" "$ACTIVE_POSIX_SHELL"
+eval "$("$DOROTHY/commands/setup-environment-commands" "$ACTIVE_POSIX_SHELL" || {
+	echo "DOROTHY FAILED TO SETUP ENVIRONMENT, RUN THIS TO DEBUG: bash -x '$DOROTHY/commands/setup-environment-commands' '$ACTIVE_POSIX_SHELL'" >/dev/stderr
 	return 1
-} >/dev/stderr
+})"
diff --git a/sources/environment.xsh b/sources/environment.xsh
index 6020bac65..9889e58de 100644
--- a/sources/environment.xsh
+++ b/sources/environment.xsh
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 # set the environment variables
 evalx(compilex($(@($DOROTHY + '/commands/setup-environment-commands') xonsh)))
+# @todo: someone experienced with xonsh should send a PR to add detection (like fish and bash have) on failures of the above command