diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
index f4d26886f4..90d0f38018 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl DirectorySpecificEnvironment {
                 })?);
             }
             return Err(ShellError::untagged_runtime_error(
-                format!("{:?} is untrusted. Run 'autoenv trust {:?}' and restart nushell to trust it.\nThis needs to be done after each change to the file.", wdirenv, wdirenv.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| &Path::new("")))));
+                format!("{:?} is untrusted. Run 'autoenv trust {:?}' and restart nushell to trust it.\nThis needs to be done after each change to the file.\n", wdirenv, wdirenv.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| &Path::new("")))));
         }
         Err(ShellError::untagged_runtime_error("No trusted directories"))
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
index 0de1e45ec2..e3fdf895b1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl Env for Box<dyn Env> {
 pub struct Environment {
     environment_vars: Option<Value>,
     path_vars: Option<Value>,
-    pub direnv: DirectorySpecificEnvironment,
+    pub autoenv: DirectorySpecificEnvironment,
 }
 
 impl Environment {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Environment {
         Environment {
             environment_vars: None,
             path_vars: None,
-            direnv: DirectorySpecificEnvironment::new(),
+            autoenv: DirectorySpecificEnvironment::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ impl Environment {
         Environment {
             environment_vars: env,
             path_vars: path,
-            direnv: DirectorySpecificEnvironment::new(),
+            autoenv: DirectorySpecificEnvironment::new(),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn maintain_directory_environment(&mut self) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        self.direnv.env_vars_to_delete()?.iter().for_each(|k| {
+    pub fn autoenv(&mut self) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        self.autoenv.env_vars_to_delete()?.iter().for_each(|k| {
             self.remove_env(&k);
         });
 
-        self.direnv.env_vars_to_add()?.iter().for_each(|(k, v)| {
+        self.autoenv.env_vars_to_add()?.iter().for_each(|(k, v)| {
             self.add_env(&k, &v.to_string_lossy(), true);
         });
         Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
index 2a22884912..ae48565a06 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl EnvironmentSyncer {
     pub fn sync_env_vars(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) {
         let mut environment = self.env.lock();
 
-        if let Err(e) = environment.maintain_directory_environment() {
+        if let Err(e) = environment.autoenv() {
             crate::cli::print_err(e, &Text::from(""));
         }
         if environment.env().is_some() {