diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
index 9cd9f39..f271eba 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ SEARCHQUERY="$(
   echo "Close Menu" | dmenu -t -p "Search Query:" -c -fn "Terminus-20" -l 20
 )"
 pkill svkbd-sxmo
-[[ "Close Menu" == "$SEARCHQUERY" ]] && exit 0
+echo "$SEARCHQUERY" | grep . || exit 0
 
-surf "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=${SEARCHQUERY}"
+$BROWSER "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=${SEARCHQUERY}"