diff --git a/local/bin/abduco_list b/local/bin/abduco_list
index c21dfa2..e9297da 100755
--- a/local/bin/abduco_list
+++ b/local/bin/abduco_list
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-abduco | tail -n +2 | cut -f3 | dmenu | xargs --replace={} urxvtc -e abduco -a {}
+session="$(abduco | tail -n +2 | cut -f3 | dmenu)"
+urxvtc -e abduco -a "$session"
diff --git a/local/bin/abduco_run b/local/bin/abduco_run
index d90fa6a..245ded6 100755
--- a/local/bin/abduco_run
+++ b/local/bin/abduco_run
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-dmenu_path | dmenu | xargs --replace={} urxvtc -e abduco -A {} {}
+command="$(dmenu_path | dmenu)"
+urxvtc -e abduco -A "$command" $command