diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index efb5d34..ba8b5c8 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -747,11 +747,19 @@ void paste(){
 		mvprintw(i, 0, cmd);
 		if (system(cmd) != 0) {
 			cmd = concat(cmd, *yank_files.list);
+			char *line = NULL;
+			size_t size = 0;
+			FILE *cmd_open;
 			while (1) {
-				cmd = concat(cmd, "_");
-				if (system(cmd) == 0) {
+				cmd_open = popen(cmd, "r");
+				getline(&line, &size, cmd_open);
+ 
+				if (pclose(cmd_open) == 0) {
 					break;
-				} 			}
+				}
+				cmd = concat(cmd, "_");
+			}
+				
 		}
 		yank_files.list++;
 	}