diff --git a/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/FileViewModel.swift b/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/FileViewModel.swift
index 3b8f0dda2..6feca9b53 100644
--- a/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/FileViewModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/FileViewModel.swift
@@ -1079,9 +1079,11 @@ class FileViewModel: ObservableObject, Identifiable, FileSystemItemViewModel, Eq
 
     func openInDefaultApp() {
         let fileURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: standardizedFullPath)
-        let opened = NSWorkspace.shared.open(fileURL)
-        if !opened {
-            print("Unable to open file: \(standardizedFullPath)")
+        let configuration = NSWorkspace.OpenConfiguration()
+        NSWorkspace.shared.open(fileURL, configuration: configuration) { _, error in
+            if let error {
+                print("Unable to open file: \(self.standardizedFullPath): \(error)")
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/WorkspaceFilesViewModel.swift b/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/WorkspaceFilesViewModel.swift
index 26563aa33..4e3600e05 100644
--- a/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/WorkspaceFilesViewModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/RepoPrompt/Features/WorkspaceFiles/ViewModels/WorkspaceFilesViewModel.swift
@@ -11751,7 +11751,13 @@ extension WorkspaceFilesViewModel {
         guard standardizedPath.hasPrefix("/") else { return false }
 
         let fileURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: standardizedPath)
-        return NSWorkspace.shared.open(fileURL)
+        let configuration = NSWorkspace.OpenConfiguration()
+        NSWorkspace.shared.open(fileURL, configuration: configuration) { _, error in
+            if let error {
+                print("Unable to open file: \(standardizedPath): \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+        return true
     }
 
     @MainActor