diff --git a/sx-open b/sx-open
index 0ac7b2a..b3b1326 100755
--- a/sx-open
+++ b/sx-open
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ handle_uri() {
 }
 
 handle_mime() {
-	target_mimetype=$(file -ib "$target")
+	IFS=';' read target_mimetype charset <<< $( file -ib "$target" )
 
 	for m in "${mime_handlers[@]}"; do
 		IFS='=' read cmd regex <<< "$m"