diff --git a/bash/.bashrc b/bash/.bashrc
index b8448b0..a837c44 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/bash/.bashrc
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ else
     export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim
 fi
 
-# set nnn options - set detailed mode by default
+### set nnn options 
+# set detailed mode by default
 export NNN_OPTS="d"
+# use xdg-open to handle more filetypes, correctly
+export NNN_FALLBACK_OPENER=xdg-open
 
 
 [ -f ~/.fzf.bash ] && source ~/.fzf.bash