diff --git a/.config/lf/lfrc b/.config/lf/lfrc
index 741f1a9..2a5786a 100644
--- a/.config/lf/lfrc
+++ b/.config/lf/lfrc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cmd open ${{
     	text/troff) man ./ $f;;
         text/*) $EDITOR $fx;;
 	image/x-xcf|image/svg+xml) setsid gimp $f >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
-	image/*) rotdir $f | setsid sxiv -aio 2>&1 | lf-select & ;;
+	image/*) rotdir $f | setsid sxiv -aio 2>/dev/null | lf-select & ;;
 	audio/*) mpv --input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsoc$(date +%%s) $f ;;
 	video/*) setsid mpv --input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsoc$(date +%%s) $f -quiet >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
 	application/pdf) setsid zathura $fx >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
diff --git a/.local/bin/lf-select b/.local/bin/lf-select
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3b2a17a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/bin/lf-select
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Reads file names from stdin and selects them in lf.
+
+while read -r file; do
+	[ -z "$file" ] && continue
+	lf -remote "send select \"$file\""
+	lf -remote "send toggle"
+done