diff --git a/.local/bin/tools/de b/.local/bin/tools/de
index 666d865..568f784 100755
--- a/.local/bin/tools/de
+++ b/.local/bin/tools/de
@@ -4,17 +4,11 @@
 ppid () { ps -p ${1:-$$} -o ppid=; }
 shell="$(ps aux | grep $( ppid ) | head -n1 | awk '{print $11}' )"
 document_dirs="$HOME/bks/* $HOME/eth/* $HOME/dox/*"
+#force launch dmenu via cmd
+if [ "$1" = "launchdmenu" ]; then
+	file="$( du -a $document_dirs | awk '{for(i=2; i<NF; i++){printf("%s ", $i)}printf("%s\n", $NF)}'| dmenu -l 10 -p 'open what file?')"
 #/bin/sh means it's probably from dmenu_run (it's ugly but works)
-if [ "$shell" = "/bin/sh" ]; then
-	file="$( du -a $document_dirs | awk '{for(i=2; i<NF; i++){printf("%s ", $i)}printf("%s\n", $NF)}'| dmenu -l 10 -p 'open what file?' -it "$*" )"
-	[ -z "$file" ] && exit
-	cd "$( dirname "$file" )" || exit
-	if rifle -l "$file" | head -n1 | grep -q 'EDITOR';then
-		st rifle "$file"
-	else
-		rifle "$file"
-	fi
-else
+elif [ ! "$shell" = "/bin/sh" ]; then
 	currentdir="$(pwd)"
 	file="$( du -a $document_dirs | awk '{for(i=2; i<NF; i++){printf("%s ", $i)}printf("%s\n", $NF)}' | fzf -e --query="$*")"
 	[ -z "$file" ] && exit
@@ -25,4 +19,16 @@ else
 		rifle "$file" & disown
 	fi
 	cd "$currentdir" || exit
+	exit
+#launch dmenu as it's probably in dmenu_run
+else
+	file="$( du -a $document_dirs | awk '{for(i=2; i<NF; i++){printf("%s ", $i)}printf("%s\n", $NF)}'| dmenu -l 10 -p 'open what file?' -it "$*" )"
+fi
+#process selection if it's from dmenu
+[ -z "$file" ] && exit
+cd "$( dirname "$file" )" || exit
+if rifle -l "$file" | head -n1 | grep -q 'EDITOR';then
+	st rifle "$file"
+else
+	rifle "$file"
 fi