diff --git a/completions/bash/sway b/completions/bash/sway
index edd752cdb..01b20073f 100644
--- a/completions/bash/sway
+++ b/completions/bash/sway
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _sway()
 {
-  local cur prev
+  local cur prev short long
   _get_comp_words_by_ref cur prev
 
   short=(
diff --git a/completions/bash/swaybar b/completions/bash/swaybar
index 1e085c65e..3709d4f97 100644
--- a/completions/bash/swaybar
+++ b/completions/bash/swaybar
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _swaybar()
 {
-  local cur prev
+  local cur prev short long
   _get_comp_words_by_ref cur prev
 
   short=(
diff --git a/completions/bash/swaymsg b/completions/bash/swaymsg
index f865e4e1a..304577516 100644
--- a/completions/bash/swaymsg
+++ b/completions/bash/swaymsg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _swaymsg()
 {
-  local cur prev
+  local cur prev types short long
   _get_comp_words_by_ref cur prev
 
   types=(