diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 16aea43..ad0e18d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# This dockerfile is designed for testing alf in isolation
 FROM alpine
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add bash git diffutils grep curl zsh
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ COPY alf /usr/local/bin/alf
 
 RUN git config --global pull.rebase false && \
     git config --global user.email "tester@testland.com" && \
-    git config --global user.name "Approval Tester"
+    git config --global user.name "Approval Tester" && \
+    git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
 
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/alf
diff --git a/alf b/alf
index ed5fc65..17ef044 100755
--- a/alf
+++ b/alf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# This script was generated by bashly 1.0.3 (https://bashly.dannyb.co)
+# This script was generated by bashly 1.0.7 (https://bashly.dannyb.co)
 # Modifying it manually is not recommended
 
 # :wrapper.bash3_bouncer
@@ -540,8 +540,9 @@ generate_completions() {
 # src/lib/generate_config.sh
 generate_config() {
   regex="^( *)([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+): *(.+)$"
-  cond="if"
+  state="simple"
   lastcmd=""
+  case_open="false"
   find_config
 
   echo "# This file was automatically generated by alf"
@@ -567,8 +568,13 @@ generate_config() {
       fi
 
       if [[ -n $ali2 ]]; then
-        echo "  $cond [[ \$1 = \"$ali2\" ]]; then"
-        echo "    shift"
+        state="nested"
+        if [[ "$case_open" = "false" ]]; then
+          echo "  case \"\$1\" in"
+          case_open="true"
+        fi
+        echo "    $ali2)"
+        echo "      shift"
 
         if [[ $cmd2 =~ ^! ]]; then
           cmd=${cmd2:1}
@@ -579,12 +585,13 @@ generate_config() {
         fi
 
         if [[ $cmd2 =~ \$ ]]; then
-          echo "    $cmd"
+          echo "      $cmd"
         else
-          echo "    $cmd \"\$@\""
+          echo "      $cmd \"\$@\""
         fi
-        cond="elif"
+        echo "      ;;"
       else
+        case_open="false"
         echo ""
         echo "unalias $ali1 1>/dev/null 2>&1"
         echo "$ali1() {"
@@ -610,15 +617,16 @@ generate_last_cmd() {
       fullcmd="$lastcmd \"\$@\""
     fi
 
-    if [[ $cond = "if" ]]; then
+    if [[ $state = "simple" ]]; then
       echo "  $fullcmd"
       echo "}"
     else
-      echo "  else"
-      echo "    $fullcmd"
-      echo "  fi"
+      echo "    *)"
+      echo "      $fullcmd"
+      echo "      ;;"
+      echo "  esac"
       echo "}"
-      cond="if"
+      state="simple"
     fi
   fi
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/generate_config.sh b/src/lib/generate_config.sh
index 033da2e..3756588 100644
--- a/src/lib/generate_config.sh
+++ b/src/lib/generate_config.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 generate_config() {
   regex="^( *)([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+): *(.+)$"
-  cond="if"
+  state="simple"
   lastcmd=""
+  case_open="false"
   find_config
 
   echo "# This file was automatically generated by alf"
@@ -27,8 +28,13 @@ generate_config() {
       fi
 
       if [[ -n $ali2 ]]; then
-        echo "  $cond [[ \$1 = \"$ali2\" ]]; then"
-        echo "    shift"
+        state="nested"
+        if [[ "$case_open" = "false" ]]; then
+          echo "  case \"\$1\" in"
+          case_open="true"
+        fi
+        echo "    $ali2)"
+        echo "      shift"
         
         if [[ $cmd2 =~ ^! ]]; then
           cmd=${cmd2:1}
@@ -39,11 +45,11 @@ generate_config() {
         fi
 
         if [[ $cmd2 =~ \$ ]]; then
-          echo "    $cmd"
+          echo "      $cmd"
         else
-          echo "    $cmd \"\$@\""
+          echo "      $cmd \"\$@\""
         fi
-        cond="elif"
+        echo "      ;;"
       else
         echo ""
         echo "unalias $ali1 1>/dev/null 2>&1"
diff --git a/src/lib/generate_last_cmd.sh b/src/lib/generate_last_cmd.sh
index 8d6caf1..2fde8f7 100644
--- a/src/lib/generate_last_cmd.sh
+++ b/src/lib/generate_last_cmd.sh
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ generate_last_cmd() {
       fullcmd="$lastcmd \"\$@\""
     fi
 
-    if [[ $cond = "if" ]]; then
+    if [[ $state = "simple" ]]; then
       echo "  $fullcmd"
       echo "}"
     else
-      echo "  else"
-      echo "    $fullcmd"
-      echo "  fi"
+      echo "    *)"
+      echo "      $fullcmd"
+      echo "      ;;"
+      echo "  esac"
       echo "}"
-      cond="if"
+      state="simple"
+      case_open="false"
     fi
   fi
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/generate/aliases.txt b/test/fixtures/generate/aliases.txt
index ef4230d..536fec5 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/generate/aliases.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/generate/aliases.txt
@@ -8,18 +8,23 @@ dir() {
 
 unalias g 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 g() {
-  if [[ $1 = "s" ]]; then
-    shift
-    git status "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "l" ]]; then
-    shift
-    git log --all --graph --date=relative "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "p" ]]; then
-    shift
-    git push "$@"
-  else
-    git "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    s)
+      shift
+      git status "$@"
+      ;;
+    l)
+      shift
+      git log --all --graph --date=relative "$@"
+      ;;
+    p)
+      shift
+      git push "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      git "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias gg 1>/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -34,12 +39,15 @@ ag() {
 
 unalias abc 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 abc() {
-  if [[ $1 = "help" ]]; then
-    shift
-    command abc --help "$@"
-  else
-    command abc "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    help)
+      shift
+      command abc --help "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      command abc "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias reverse 1>/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -49,41 +57,53 @@ reverse() {
 
 unalias say 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 say() {
-  if [[ $1 = "again" ]]; then
-    shift
-    echo $1 $1
-  else
-    echo "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    again)
+      shift
+      echo $1 $1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias dc 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 dc() {
-  if [[ $1 = "ls" ]]; then
-    shift
-    docker-compose config --services "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "deploy" ]]; then
-    shift
-    docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "upd" ]]; then
-    shift
-    docker-compose up -d "$@"
-  else
-    docker-compose "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    ls)
+      shift
+      docker-compose config --services "$@"
+      ;;
+    deploy)
+      shift
+      docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml "$@"
+      ;;
+    upd)
+      shift
+      docker-compose up -d "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      docker-compose "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias dns 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 dns() {
-  if [[ $1 = "check" ]]; then
-    shift
-    host -t ns "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "flush" ]]; then
-    shift
-    sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches "$@"
-  else
-    echo this alias requires a subcommand
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    check)
+      shift
+      host -t ns "$@"
+      ;;
+    flush)
+      shift
+      sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo this alias requires a subcommand
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 # Completions
diff --git a/test/fixtures/generate/approvals/alf_generate b/test/fixtures/generate/approvals/alf_generate
index ef4230d..536fec5 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/generate/approvals/alf_generate
+++ b/test/fixtures/generate/approvals/alf_generate
@@ -8,18 +8,23 @@ dir() {
 
 unalias g 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 g() {
-  if [[ $1 = "s" ]]; then
-    shift
-    git status "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "l" ]]; then
-    shift
-    git log --all --graph --date=relative "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "p" ]]; then
-    shift
-    git push "$@"
-  else
-    git "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    s)
+      shift
+      git status "$@"
+      ;;
+    l)
+      shift
+      git log --all --graph --date=relative "$@"
+      ;;
+    p)
+      shift
+      git push "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      git "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias gg 1>/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -34,12 +39,15 @@ ag() {
 
 unalias abc 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 abc() {
-  if [[ $1 = "help" ]]; then
-    shift
-    command abc --help "$@"
-  else
-    command abc "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    help)
+      shift
+      command abc --help "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      command abc "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias reverse 1>/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -49,41 +57,53 @@ reverse() {
 
 unalias say 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 say() {
-  if [[ $1 = "again" ]]; then
-    shift
-    echo $1 $1
-  else
-    echo "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    again)
+      shift
+      echo $1 $1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias dc 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 dc() {
-  if [[ $1 = "ls" ]]; then
-    shift
-    docker-compose config --services "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "deploy" ]]; then
-    shift
-    docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "upd" ]]; then
-    shift
-    docker-compose up -d "$@"
-  else
-    docker-compose "$@"
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    ls)
+      shift
+      docker-compose config --services "$@"
+      ;;
+    deploy)
+      shift
+      docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml "$@"
+      ;;
+    upd)
+      shift
+      docker-compose up -d "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      docker-compose "$@"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 unalias dns 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 dns() {
-  if [[ $1 = "check" ]]; then
-    shift
-    host -t ns "$@"
-  elif [[ $1 = "flush" ]]; then
-    shift
-    sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches "$@"
-  else
-    echo this alias requires a subcommand
-  fi
+  case "$1" in
+    check)
+      shift
+      host -t ns "$@"
+      ;;
+    flush)
+      shift
+      sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches "$@"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo this alias requires a subcommand
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 # Completions