diff --git a/jc/shell_completions.py b/jc/shell_completions.py
index 389e277f..da1dab6e 100644
--- a/jc/shell_completions.py
+++ b/jc/shell_completions.py
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ _jc() {
     # if magic command is found anywhere in the line, use called command's autocompletion
     for i in $${words:0:-1}; do
         if (( $$jc_commands[(Ie)$${i}] )); then
-            _normal -P
+            # still not working 100%. works fine as `jc dig`, but `jc -p dig`
+            # will only complete with files, not program-specific completions
+            _arguments '*::arguments:_normal'
             return 0
         fi
     done