diff --git a/lib/sup/message-chunks.rb b/lib/sup/message-chunks.rb
index 0d742d9..e0d2b6e 100644
--- a/lib/sup/message-chunks.rb
+++ b/lib/sup/message-chunks.rb
@@ -131,9 +131,15 @@ EOS
     def initial_state; :open end
     def viewable?; @lines.nil? end
     def view_default! path
-      cmd = "/usr/bin/run-mailcap --action=view '#{@content_type}:#{path}' 2>/dev/null"
+      cmd = "/usr/bin/run-mailcap --action=view '#{@content_type}:#{path}'"
       Redwood::log "running: #{cmd.inspect}"
-      system cmd
+      Ncurses.sync do
+        Ncurses.endwin
+        system cmd
+        Ncurses.stdscr.keypad 1
+        Ncurses.refresh
+        Ncurses.curs_set 0
+      end
       $? == 0
     end