diff --git a/lib/functions.zsh b/lib/functions.zsh
index 9f8736bd7..61dfa4780 100644
--- a/lib/functions.zsh
+++ b/lib/functions.zsh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function open_command() {
   case "$OSTYPE" in
     darwin*)  open_cmd='open' ;;
     cygwin*)  open_cmd='cygstart' ;;
-    linux*)   ! [[ $(uname -a) =~ "Microsoft" ]] && open_cmd='xdg-open' || {
+    linux*)   [[ "$(uname -r)" != *icrosoft* ]] && open_cmd='nohup xdg-open' || {
                 open_cmd='cmd.exe /c start ""'
                 [[ -e "$1" ]] && { 1="$(wslpath -w "${1:a}")" || return 1 }
               } ;;
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@ function open_command() {
               ;;
   esac
 
-  # don't use nohup on OSX
-  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == darwin* ]]; then
-    ${=open_cmd} "$@" &>/dev/null
-  else
-    nohup ${=open_cmd} "$@" &>/dev/null
-  fi
+  ${=open_cmd} "$@" &>/dev/null
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/plugins/sublime/sublime.plugin.zsh b/plugins/sublime/sublime.plugin.zsh
index 3a82d6c7f..69604ab4f 100644
--- a/plugins/sublime/sublime.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/sublime/sublime.plugin.zsh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ alias stn=create_project
   declare -a _sublime_paths
 
   if [[ "$OSTYPE" == linux* ]]; then
-    if [[ "$(uname -r)" = *Microsoft* ]]; then
+    if [[ "$(uname -r)" = *icrosoft* ]]; then
       _sublime_paths=(
         "$(wslpath -u 'C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\subl.exe')"
         "$(wslpath -u 'C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 2\subl.exe')"