diff --git a/libr/config/config.c b/libr/config/config.c
index 37344731dcdca..e9c0f48ebf7f7 100644
--- a/libr/config/config.c
+++ b/libr/config/config.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static void eval_config_string(RConfig *cfg, char *name) {
 			(void) r_config_set (cfg, name, eq);
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (r_str_endswith (name, ".")) {
+		if (r_str_endswith (name, ".") && !r_str_endswith (name, "..")) {
 			r_config_list (cfg, name, 0);
 		} else {
 			const char *v = r_config_get (cfg, name);
diff --git a/libr/core/cconfig.c b/libr/core/cconfig.c
index 2b13f8a5cc7c4..e0a56ad7ca1df 100644
--- a/libr/core/cconfig.c
+++ b/libr/core/cconfig.c
@@ -2405,7 +2405,7 @@ static bool cb_pager(void *user, void *data) {
 	RCore *core = (RCore *) user;
 	RConfigNode *node = (RConfigNode *) data;
 	if (*node->value == '?') {
-		eprintf ("scr.pager must be '..' for internal less, or the path to a program in $PATH\n");
+		R_LOG_INFO ("scr.pager must be '..' for internal less, or the path to a program in $PATH");
 		return false;
 	}
 	/* Let cons know we have a new pager. */
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_eval.c b/libr/core/cmd_eval.c
index ae5cc430f8977..c463abac4d58c 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_eval.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_eval.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static int cmd_eval(void *data, const char *input) {
 		break;
 	case '.': // "e "
 	case ' ': // "e "
-		if (r_str_endswith (input, ".")) {
+		if (r_str_endswith (input, ".") && !r_str_endswith (input, "..")) {
 			r_config_list (core->config, input + 1, 0);
 		} else {
 			// XXX we cant do "e cmd.gprompt=dr=", because the '=' is a token, and quotes dont affect him