diff --git a/src/apps/user.rs b/src/apps/user.rs
index 8306a59..69241c5 100644
--- a/src/apps/user.rs
+++ b/src/apps/user.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl MimeApps {
             (json::object! {
                 handler: handler.to_string(),
                 name: entry.name.as_str(),
-                cmd: entry.get_cmd(None)?.0
+                cmd: entry.get_cmd(vec![])?.0
             })
             .to_string()
         } else {
diff --git a/src/common/desktop_entry.rs b/src/common/desktop_entry.rs
index cb99b80..40b7da1 100644
--- a/src/common/desktop_entry.rs
+++ b/src/common/desktop_entry.rs
@@ -19,24 +19,31 @@ pub struct DesktopEntry {
     pub(crate) mimes: Vec<Mime>,
 }
 
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Mode {
+    Launch,
+    Open,
+}
+
 impl DesktopEntry {
-    pub fn exec(&self, arguments: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn exec(&self, mode: Mode, arguments: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
         let supports_multiple =
             self.exec.contains("%F") || self.exec.contains("%U");
         if arguments.is_empty() {
-            self.exec_inner(None)?
-        } else if supports_multiple {
-            self.exec_inner(Some(arguments.join(" ")))?;
+            self.exec_inner(vec![])?
+        } else if supports_multiple || mode == Mode::Launch {
+            self.exec_inner(arguments)?;
         } else {
             for arg in arguments {
-                self.exec_inner(Some(arg))?;
+                self.exec_inner(vec![arg])?;
             }
         };
 
         Ok(())
     }
-    fn exec_inner(&self, arg: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
+    fn exec_inner(&self, arg: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
         let (cmd, args) = self.get_cmd(arg)?;
+        dbg!(&cmd, &args);
         let mut cmd = Command::new(cmd);
         cmd.args(args);
         if self.term {
@@ -46,23 +53,18 @@ impl DesktopEntry {
         };
         Ok(())
     }
-    pub fn get_cmd(
-        &self,
-        arg: Option<String>,
-    ) -> Result<(String, Vec<String>)> {
+    pub fn get_cmd(&self, arg: Vec<String>) -> Result<(String, Vec<String>)> {
         let special = regex::Regex::new("%(f|F|u|U)").unwrap();
 
         let mut split = shlex::split(&self.exec)
             .unwrap()
             .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|s| match s.as_str() {
+            .flat_map(|s| match s.as_str() {
                 "%f" | "%F" | "%u" | "%U" => arg.clone(),
-                s if special.is_match(s) => Some(
-                    special
-                        .replace_all(s, arg.as_deref().unwrap_or_default())
-                        .into(),
-                ),
-                _ => Some(s),
+                s if special.is_match(s) => vec![special
+                    .replace_all(s, arg.clone().join(" ").as_str())
+                    .into()],
+                _ => vec![s],
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
diff --git a/src/common/handler.rs b/src/common/handler.rs
index e8d76f6..7ac1c80 100644
--- a/src/common/handler.rs
+++ b/src/common/handler.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use crate::{common::DesktopEntry, Error, Result};
+use crate::{
+    common::{DesktopEntry, ExecMode},
+    Error, Result,
+};
 use std::{convert::TryFrom, ffi::OsString, path::PathBuf};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ impl Handler {
         DesktopEntry::try_from(Self::get_path(&self.0).unwrap())
     }
     pub fn launch(&self, args: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
-        self.get_entry()?.exec(args)
+        self.get_entry()?.exec(ExecMode::Launch, args)
+    }
+    pub fn open(&self, args: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.get_entry()?.exec(ExecMode::Open, args)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index e1403f1..7964a76 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ mod handler;
 mod mime_types;
 
 pub use self::db::{autocomplete as db_autocomplete, SHARED_MIME_DB};
-pub use desktop_entry::{DesktopEntry, Rule as PestRule};
+pub use desktop_entry::{DesktopEntry, Mode as ExecMode, Rule as PestRule};
 pub use handler::Handler;
 pub use mime_types::{MimeOrExtension, MimeType};
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a60c88c..89951b5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             }
             Cmd::Open { paths } => {
                 let mime = MimeType::try_from(paths[0].as_str())?.0;
-                apps.get_handler(&mime)?.launch(paths)?;
+                apps.get_handler(&mime)?.open(paths)?;
             }
             Cmd::List => {
                 apps.print()?;