diff --git a/interp/api.go b/interp/api.go
index d4960163..0ec4b31f 100644
--- a/interp/api.go
+++ b/interp/api.go
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ func New(opts ...RunnerOption) (*Runner, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+
+	// turn "on" the default Bash options
+	for i, opt := range bashOptsTable {
+		r.opts[len(shellOptsTable)+i] = opt.default_state
+	}
+
 	// Set the default fallbacks, if necessary.
 	if r.Env == nil {
 		Env(nil)(r)
@@ -409,7 +415,23 @@ var shellOptsTable = [...]shellOpt{
 }
 
 var bashOptsTable = [...]bashOpt{
-	// Bash options that are "on" by default, sorted alphabetically by name
+	// supported options, sorted alphabetically by name
+	{
+		name:          "expand_aliases",
+		default_state: false,
+		supported:     true,
+	},
+	{
+		name:          "globstar",
+		default_state: false,
+		supported:     true,
+	},
+	{
+		name:          "nullglob",
+		default_state: false,
+		supported:     true,
+	},
+	// unsupported options, sorted alphabetically by name
 	{
 		name:          "checkwinsize",
 		default_state: true,
@@ -425,11 +447,6 @@ var bashOptsTable = [...]bashOpt{
 		default_state: true,
 		supported:     false,
 	},
-	{
-		name:          "expand_aliases",
-		default_state: true,
-		supported:     true,
-	},
 	{
 		name:          "extquote",
 		default_state: true,
@@ -440,11 +457,6 @@ var bashOptsTable = [...]bashOpt{
 		default_state: true,
 		supported:     false,
 	},
-	{
-		name:          "globstar",
-		default_state: true,
-		supported:     true,
-	},
 	{
 		name:          "hostcomplete",
 		default_state: true,
@@ -460,11 +472,6 @@ var bashOptsTable = [...]bashOpt{
 		default_state: true,
 		supported:     false,
 	},
-	{
-		name:          "nullglob",
-		default_state: true,
-		supported:     true,
-	},
 	{
 		name:          "progcomp",
 		default_state: true,
@@ -480,7 +487,6 @@ var bashOptsTable = [...]bashOpt{
 		default_state: true,
 		supported:     false,
 	},
-	// unsupported and non-default options, sorted alphabetically by name
 	{name: "assoc_expand_once"},
 	{name: "autocd"},
 	{name: "cdable_vars"},
diff --git a/interp/builtin.go b/interp/builtin.go
index 66f5417e..6d38326e 100644
--- a/interp/builtin.go
+++ b/interp/builtin.go
@@ -907,11 +907,15 @@ func mapfileSplit(delim byte, dropDelim bool) func(data []byte, atEOF bool) (adv
 
 func (r *Runner) printOptLine(name string, enabled, supported bool) {
 	state := optStatuses[enabled]
+	// if enabled && supported {
+	// 	r.outf("%s\t%s\n", name, state)
+	// 	return
+	// }
 	if supported {
 		r.outf("%s\t%s\n", name, state)
 		return
 	}
-	r.outf("%s\t%s\t(%q not supported)\n", name, optStatuses[!enabled], state)
+	r.outf("%s\t%s\t(%q not supported)\n", name, state, optStatuses[!enabled])
 }
 
 func (r *Runner) readLine(raw bool) ([]byte, error) {