diff --git a/fake_home/.shell_aliases b/fake_home/.shell_aliases
index 2cdc48d..d5f12c5 100755
--- a/fake_home/.shell_aliases
+++ b/fake_home/.shell_aliases
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ else
     alias pacman="sudo pacman"
 fi
 
-alias _slides="$(which slides)"
+alias _slides="$(which slides 2> /dev/null || echo "echo 'slides not installed'")"
 function slides() {
     OLD_PATH="$PATH"
     PATH="$HOME/.slides-bin:$PATH"