diff --git a/bin/open b/bin/open
index 425bc4b..292aa65 100755
--- a/bin/open
+++ b/bin/open
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-FILE=$(ls $HOME | xargs find | dmenu -c -i -l 10 -p "file to open")
-xdg-open "$FILE"
+FILE=$(find -type f -maxdepth 5 | dmenu -c -i -l 10 -p "path to open")
+
+# try to execute
+./"$FILE"&
+
+if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
+  xdg-open "$FILE"
+fi