shift 1
         _save=$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
 
-       export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$_author"
+       GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$_author"
+       export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
        "$@"
        if test -z "$_save"
        then
                unset GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
        else
-               export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$_save"
+               GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$_save"
+               export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
        fi
 }
 
 {
     _date=$1
     shift 1
-    export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$_date"
+    GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$_date"
+    export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
     "$@"
     unset GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
 }