diff --git a/completion/available/pip.completion.bash b/completion/available/pip.completion.bash
index e73e9507..ec226fbe 100644
--- a/completion/available/pip.completion.bash
+++ b/completion/available/pip.completion.bash
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ _pip_completion_hook() {
     _pip=/usr/bin/pip
   fi
   if [ -n "$_pip" ]; then
-    if [ -z "$_pip_old" ] || [ "$_pip_old" != "$_pip" ]; then
+    if [ -z "$_pip_command_path_old" ] || [ "$_pip_command_path_old" != "$_pip" ]; then
       eval "$($_pip completion --bash)"
-      export _pip_old=$_pip
+      export _pip_command_path_old=$_pip
     fi  
   fi 
   unset _pip 
diff --git a/completion/available/pip3.completion.bash b/completion/available/pip3.completion.bash
index e7a46c72..bfac7d66 100644
--- a/completion/available/pip3.completion.bash
+++ b/completion/available/pip3.completion.bash
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ _pip_completion_hook() {
     _pip=/usr/bin/pip3
   fi
   if [ -n "$_pip" ]; then
-    if [ -z "$_pip_old" ] || [ "$_pip_old" != "$_pip" ]; then
+    if [ -z "$_pip_command_path_old" ] || [ "$_pip_command_path_old" != "$_pip" ]; then
       eval "$($_pip completion --bash)"
-      export _pip_old=$_pip
+      export _pip_command_path_old=$_pip
     fi  
   fi 
   unset _pip