diff --git a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
index 861a59b..64a68f8 100644
--- a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ git_expand_args() {
     if [[ "$arg" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] ; then      # Substitute $e{*} variables for any integers
       files="$files $(eval echo \$$git_env_char$arg)"
     elif [[ $arg =~ ^[0-9]+\.\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then           # Expand ranges into $e{*} variables
-      for i in $(seq $(echo $arg | tr ".." " ")); do
-        files="$files $(eval echo \$$git_env_char$i)"
-      done
+      files="$files $(eval echo \$$git_env_char{$arg})"
     else   # Otherwise, treat $arg as a normal string.
       # If arg contains any spaces, (re)wrap it in double quotes
       if echo $arg | grep -q " "; then arg="\"$arg\""; fi
diff --git a/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh b/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh
index cedee73..1776a17 100755
--- a/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh
+++ b/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test_git_status_shortcuts_max_changes() {
   # Add 5 untracked files
   touch a b c d e
   git_status=$(git_status_shortcuts | strip_colors)
-  for i in $(seq 1 5); do
+  for i in {1..5}; do
     assertIncludes "$git_status"  "\[$i\]" || return
   done