diff --git a/.local/bin/opout b/.local/bin/opout
index d2b447a1..6ef1a551 100755
--- a/.local/bin/opout
+++ b/.local/bin/opout
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@
 # usually the pdf of a compiled document.  I find this useful especially
 # running from vim.
 
-basename="${1%.*}"
+silent_open() {
+        setsid -f "${@}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
 
-case "${*}" in
-	*.tex|*.sil|*.m[dse]|*.[rR]md|*.mom|*.[0-9]) target="$(getcomproot "$1" || echo "$1")" ; setsid -f xdg-open "${target%.*}".pdf >/dev/null 2>&1 ;;
-	*.html) setsid -f "$BROWSER" "$basename".html >/dev/null 2>&1 ;;
-	*.sent) setsid -f sent "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 ;;
+case "${1}" in
+        *.tex | *.sil | *.m[dse] | *.[rR]md | *.mom | *.[0-9])
+                silent_open xdg-open "$(getcomproot "${1}" || echo "${1%.*}").pdf"
+                ;;
+        *.html)
+                silent_open "${BROWSER}" "${1%.*}.html"
+                ;;
+        *.sent)
+                silent_open sent "${1}"
+                ;;
 esac