diff --git a/config/aliases.nu b/config/aliases.nu
index 19cff8a..3a6233a 100644
--- a/config/aliases.nu
+++ b/config/aliases.nu
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ alias :q = exit
 
 # evince in background
 def pdf [arg: string] {
-    pueue add evince ($arg | str replace -a ' ' '\ ')
+    pueue add -e evince $arg
 }
 
 # ripgrep