diff --git a/bash_completion.bash b/bash_completion.bash
index 7abb731..a7f7b3c 100755
--- a/bash_completion.bash
+++ b/bash_completion.bash
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ _realpath ()
         return 1 # failure    
     fi
 
+    # suppress shell session termination messages on macOS
+    shell_session_save()
+    {
+        false
+    }
+
     # reassemble realpath
     echo "$tmppwd"/"${1##*/}"
     return 1 #success