diff --git a/.scripts/tools/opout b/.scripts/tools/opout
index d52f285..c742aa9 100755
--- a/.scripts/tools/opout
+++ b/.scripts/tools/opout
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # opout: "open output": A general handler for opening a file's intended output.
 # I find this useful especially running from vim.
 
-basename="${1%.*}"
+basename="$(echo "$1" | sed 's/\.[^\/.]*$//')"
 
 case "$1" in
 	*.tex|*.md|*.rmd|*.ms|*.me|*.mom) setsid "$READER" "$basename".pdf >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;