diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index eb252674a..1639387c3 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -75,14 +75,10 @@ open_external_viewer(const char *argv[], const char *dir, bool silent, bool conf
 	if (echo) {
 		char buf[SIZEOF_STR] = "";
 
-		io_run_buf(argv, buf, sizeof(buf), dir, false);
-		if (*buf) {
+		ok = io_run_buf(argv, buf, sizeof(buf), dir, true);
+		if (*buf)
 			report("%s", buf);
-			return true;
-		} else {
-			report("No output");
-			return false;
-		}
+
 	} else if (silent || is_script_executing()) {
 		ok = io_run_bg(argv, dir);
 
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 6e419fae0..2112fe088 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ load_view(struct view *view, struct view *prev, enum open_flags flags)
 		/* Do not clear the position if it is the first view. */
 		if (view->prev && !(flags & (OPEN_RELOAD | OPEN_REFRESH)))
 			clear_position(&view->prev_pos);
-		report_clear();
 	} else if (view_is_displayed(view)) {
 		redraw_view(view);
 		report_clear();