diff --git a/lib/functions.zsh b/lib/functions.zsh
index 8ef3420bb..ec6f37214 100644
--- a/lib/functions.zsh
+++ b/lib/functions.zsh
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ function open_command() {
   esac
 
   # don't use nohup on OSX
-  [[ "$OSTYPE" != darwin* ]] && open_cmd="nohup $open_cmd"
-
-  $open_cmd "$@" &>/dev/null
+  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == darwin* ]]; then
+    $open_cmd "$@" &>/dev/null
+  else
+    nohup $open_cmd "$@" &>/dev/null
+  fi
 }
 
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