diff --git a/include/open/open.hpp b/include/open/open.hpp
index 01468a7..8541209 100644
--- a/include/open/open.hpp
+++ b/include/open/open.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 namespace Cool {
 
 /// Opens the link in the user's default web browser, or the folder in the folder explorer, or the file in the default configured software.
-void open(const char* link);
+void open(const char* link_or_path);
 
 } // namespace Cool
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/open.cpp b/src/open.cpp
index 416f4a8..c92062c 100644
--- a/src/open.cpp
+++ b/src/open.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 #include <shellapi.h>
 
 namespace Cool {
-void open(const char* link)
+void open(const char* link_or_path)
 {
-    ShellExecuteA(nullptr, nullptr, link, nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOW);
+    ShellExecuteA(nullptr, "open", link_or_path, nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 }
 } // namespace Cool
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ void open(const char* link)
 #include <string>
 
 namespace Cool {
-void open(const char* link)
+void open(const char* link_or_path)
 {
-    system((std::string{"xdg-open "} + link).c_str());
+    system((std::string{"xdg-open "} + link_or_path).c_str());
 }
 } // namespace Cool
 
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ void open(const char* link)
 #include <string>
 
 namespace Cool {
-void open(const char* link)
+void open(const char* link_or_path)
 {
-    system((std::string{"open "} + link).c_str());
+    system((std::string{"open "} + link_or_path).c_str());
 }
 } // namespace Cool