workaround

test/bash_it/bash_it.bats

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ function local_setup_file() {
 	# don't load any libraries as the tests here test the *whole* kit
 }
 
+function local_setup() {
+  : "${PROMPT_COMMAND:=}" "${BASH_IT_AUTOMATIC_RELOAD_AFTER_CONFIG_CHANGE:=}"
+}
+
 @test "bash-it: verify that the test fixture is available" {
 	assert_file_exist "${BASH_IT?}/aliases/available/a.aliases.bash"
 	assert_file_exist "${BASH_IT?}/aliases/available/b.aliases.bash"

test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function __check_completion() {
 
 	# Word index of the last word
 	COMP_CWORD=$((${#COMP_WORDS[@]} - 1))
+	COMP_WORDS+=('') # arg
 
 	# Run the Bash-it completion function
 	_bash-it

test/lib/helpers.bats

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ function local_setup_file() {
 }
 
 function local_setup() {
+	: "${BASH_IT_AUTOMATIC_RELOAD_AFTER_CONFIG_CHANGE:=}"
 	# Copy the test fixture to the Bash-it folder
 	cp -RP "${BASH_IT?}/test/fixtures/bash_it"/* "${BASH_IT?}/"
 }

test/lib/preexec.bats

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ load ../test_helper
 function local_setup {
 	setup_test_fixture
 	export __bp_enable_subshells=yas
+	export HISTCONTROL=""
 }
 
 @test "vendor preexec: __bp_install_after_session_init() without existing" {

test/lib/utilities.bats

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ load "${MAIN_BASH_IT_DIR?}/test/test_helper.bash"
 
 function local_setup_file() {
 	setup_libs "helpers"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+	BASH_IT_AUTOMATIC_RELOAD_AFTER_CONFIG_CHANGE=""
 }
 
 @test "_bash-it-component-item-is-enabled() - for a disabled item" {