diff --git a/xdg-open b/xdg-open
index c246536..6626834 100755
--- a/xdg-open
+++ b/xdg-open
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ for search in $mime $general_mime; do
 	fi
 done
 
+# use linopen as a fallback just in case
+if exist linopen; then
+	 fork_run "linopen" "$arg"
+fi
+
 # ask
 if exist dmenu; then
 	app=($(IFS=: stest -flx $PATH | sort -u | dmenu -p "how to open $arg"))