diff --git a/bin/pyenv-sh-activate b/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
index 87d0e41..be7e453 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
+++ b/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if [ -z "$PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INIT" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-pyenv-sh-deactivate --quiet ${VERBOSE+--verbose} || true
+pyenv-sh-deactivate --force --quiet ${VERBOSE+--verbose} || true
 
 echo "pyenv-virtualenv: activate ${venv}" 1>&2
 
diff --git a/test/activate.bats b/test/activate.bats
index 54069cb..4b48130 100644
--- a/test/activate.bats
+++ b/test/activate.bats
@@ -23,16 +23,18 @@ setup() {
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo venv"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate
 
   unstub pyenv-version-name
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv";
 pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing will be removed from future release. configure \`export PYENV_VIRTUALENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1' to simulate the behavior.
@@ -47,16 +49,18 @@ EOS
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo venv"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet --verbose : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate --verbose
 
   unstub pyenv-version-name
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv";
 pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing will be removed from future release. configure \`export PYENV_VIRTUALENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1' to simulate the behavior.
@@ -71,12 +75,14 @@ EOS
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo venv"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate
 
   unstub pyenv-version-name
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ EOS
 
 eval "\$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
 
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv
 export PYENV_VERSION="venv";
 export PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL=1;
@@ -102,16 +108,18 @@ EOS
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo venv"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="fish" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate
 
   unstub pyenv-version-name
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv
 setenv VIRTUAL_ENV "${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv";
 pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing not work for fish.
@@ -124,12 +132,14 @@ EOS
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo venv"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="fish" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate
 
   unstub pyenv-version-name
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
@@ -138,7 +148,7 @@ EOS
 
 status --is-interactive; and . (pyenv virtualenv-init -|psub)
 
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv
 setenv PYENV_VERSION "venv";
 setenv PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL 1;
@@ -152,15 +162,17 @@ EOS
 
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate "venv27"
 
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv27
 export PYENV_VERSION="venv27";
 export PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL=1;
@@ -176,11 +188,13 @@ EOS
 
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate "venv27"
 
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ EOS
 
 eval "\$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
 
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv27
 export PYENV_VERSION="venv27";
 export PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL=1;
@@ -205,15 +219,17 @@ EOS
 
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="fish" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate "venv27"
 
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv27
 setenv PYENV_VERSION "venv27";
 setenv PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL 1;
@@ -227,11 +243,13 @@ EOS
 
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="fish" PYENV_VERSION="venv" run pyenv-sh-activate "venv27"
 
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
@@ -240,7 +258,7 @@ EOS
 
 status --is-interactive; and . (pyenv virtualenv-init -|psub)
 
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv27
 setenv PYENV_VERSION "venv27";
 setenv PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL 1;
@@ -253,7 +271,7 @@ EOS
   export VIRTUAL_ENV="${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv"
   export PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL=
 
-  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "echo deactivated"
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate " : echo deactivated"
 
   run pyenv-sh-activate --unset
 
@@ -270,8 +288,6 @@ EOS
 
   run pyenv-sh-activate "3.3.3"
 
-  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
-
   assert_failure
   assert_output <<EOS
 pyenv-virtualenv: version \`3.3.3' is not a virtualenv
@@ -328,8 +344,6 @@ EOS
 
   run pyenv-sh-activate "2.7.10" "venv27"
 
-  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
-
   assert_failure
   assert_output <<EOS
 pyenv-virtualenv: version \`2.7.10' is not a virtualenv
@@ -340,18 +354,20 @@ EOS
 @test "activate if the first virtualenv is a virtualenv" {
   export PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INIT=1
 
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "2.7.10 : false"
   stub pyenv-prefix "venv27 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/venv27\""
 
   run pyenv-sh-activate "venv27" "2.7.10"
 
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
   unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
   unstub pyenv-prefix
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate venv27
 export PYENV_VERSION="venv27:2.7.10";
 export PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL=1;
diff --git a/test/conda-activate.bats b/test/conda-activate.bats
index c07a52d..ce6bec9 100644
--- a/test/conda-activate.bats
+++ b/test/conda-activate.bats
@@ -24,16 +24,13 @@ setup() {
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo anaconda-2.3.0"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "anaconda-2.3.0 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "anaconda-2.3.0 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="anaconda-2.3.0" run pyenv-sh-activate
 
-  unstub pyenv-version-name
-  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
-  unstub pyenv-prefix
-
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate anaconda-2.3.0
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0";
 export CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV="root";
@@ -41,6 +38,11 @@ pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing will be removed from future release. configure
 export _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="\${PS1}";
 export PS1="(anaconda-2.3.0) \${PS1}";
 EOS
+
+  unstub pyenv-version-name
+  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 }
 
 @test "activate conda root from current version (fish)" {
@@ -50,21 +52,23 @@ EOS
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo anaconda-2.3.0"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "anaconda-2.3.0 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "anaconda-2.3.0 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="fish" PYENV_VERSION="anaconda-2.3.0" run pyenv-sh-activate
 
-  unstub pyenv-version-name
-  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
-  unstub pyenv-prefix
-
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate anaconda-2.3.0
 setenv VIRTUAL_ENV "${TMP}/pyenv/versions/anaconda-2.3.0";
 setenv CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV "root";
 pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing not work for fish.
 EOS
+
+  unstub pyenv-version-name
+  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 }
 
 @test "activate conda root from command-line argument" {
@@ -74,15 +78,13 @@ EOS
   create_conda "miniconda-3.9.1"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "miniconda-3.9.1 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/miniconda-3.9.1\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "miniconda-3.9.1 : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/miniconda-3.9.1\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="anaconda-2.3.0" run pyenv-sh-activate "miniconda-3.9.1"
 
-  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
-  unstub pyenv-prefix
-
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate miniconda-3.9.1
 export PYENV_VERSION="miniconda-3.9.1";
 export PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL=1;
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@ pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing will be removed from future release. configure
 export _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="\${PS1}";
 export PS1="(miniconda-3.9.1) \${PS1}";
 EOS
+
+  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 }
 
 @test "activate conda env from current version" {
@@ -101,16 +107,13 @@ EOS
   stub pyenv-version-name "echo anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo" run pyenv-sh-activate
 
-  unstub pyenv-version-name
-  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
-  unstub pyenv-prefix
-
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo";
 export CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV="foo";
@@ -118,6 +121,11 @@ pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing will be removed from future release. configure
 export _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="\${PS1}";
 export PS1="(anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo) \${PS1}";
 EOS
+
+  unstub pyenv-version-name
+  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 }
 
 @test "activate conda env from command-line argument" {
@@ -127,15 +135,13 @@ EOS
   create_conda "miniconda-3.9.1" "bar"
   stub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix "miniconda-3.9.1/envs/bar : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/miniconda-3.9.1\""
   stub pyenv-prefix "miniconda-3.9.1/envs/bar : echo \"${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/miniconda-3.9.1/envs/bar\""
+  stub pyenv-sh-deactivate "--force --quiet : echo deactivated"
 
   PYENV_SHELL="bash" PYENV_VERSION="anaconda-2.3.0/envs/foo" run pyenv-sh-activate "miniconda-3.9.1/envs/bar"
 
-  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
-  unstub pyenv-prefix
-
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-false
+deactivated
 pyenv-virtualenv: activate miniconda-3.9.1/envs/bar
 export PYENV_VERSION="miniconda-3.9.1/envs/bar";
 export PYENV_ACTIVATE_SHELL=1;
@@ -145,4 +151,8 @@ pyenv-virtualenv: prompt changing will be removed from future release. configure
 export _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="\${PS1}";
 export PS1="(miniconda-3.9.1/envs/bar) \${PS1}";
 EOS
+
+  unstub pyenv-virtualenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-prefix
+  unstub pyenv-sh-deactivate
 }