diff --git a/libs/fifo.c b/libs/fifo.c
index 048b67f..8d793eb 100644
--- a/libs/fifo.c
+++ b/libs/fifo.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ void execute_fifo_cmd(void) {
 
     if (!r) {
         close(fd);
+        done = 1;
+
         return;
     }
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ void execute_fifo_cmd(void) {
         setlines(&arg);
     } else if (!strcmp(fifot, "setcolumns+")) {
         Arg arg;
-        arg.i = +1;
+        arg.i = 1;
         setcolumns(&arg);
     } else if (!strcmp(fifot, "setcolumns-")) {
         Arg arg;
@@ -183,22 +185,24 @@ void execute_fifo_cmd(void) {
 
     close(fd);
 
+    remove(fifofile);
+    mkfifo(fifofile, 0660);
+
     done = 1;
 }
 
 void *fifocmd(void *n) {
     for (;;) {
-        msleep(0.1);
-
         if (done) {
             execute_fifo_cmd();
         }
+
+        msleep(0.1);
     }
 }
 
 void init_fifo(void) {
-    mkfifo(fifofile, 0666);
-
+    mkfifo(fifofile, 0660);
     pthread_t tid;
     pthread_create(&tid, NULL, &fifocmd, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/spmenu_path b/scripts/spmenu_path
index d288951..f596ce4 100755
--- a/scripts/spmenu_path
+++ b/scripts/spmenu_path
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ exec_cmd() {
     [ -z "$EXEC" ] && EXEC=shell
     [ "$STDOUT" != "false" ] && printf "%s\n" "$sout" && exit 1
 
-    if [ -d "$sout" ]; then
+    if [ -d "$sout" ] && [ ! -f "$(command -v "$sout")" ]; then
         load_x "spmenu_fm"
         dir="$sout"
         prepare_dirnav
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index d7820fd..82c1126 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -874,6 +874,12 @@ Otherwise it will be considered invalid.
 It is recommended that you sleep for 0.1 seconds after appending to the
 file for performance reasons.
 .PP
+\f[B]NOTE: Please remove /tmp/spmenu.fifo if it exists after usage,
+especially in scripts.
+Otherwise the FIFO action may be carried over to the user\[cq]s next
+spmenu use.
+If you love your users, do not ignore this warning.\f[R]
+.PP
 .TS
 tab(@);
 lw(12.7n) lw(57.3n).
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index 9ef9e81..9b3751c 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -393,6 +393,10 @@ void cleanup(void) {
     }
 #endif
 
+#if FIFO
+    remove(fifofile);
+#endif
+
     free(sel_index);
 }
 
@@ -555,11 +559,10 @@ void handle(void) {
 
         init_appearance(); // init colorschemes by reading arrays
 
+        setupdisplay_x11(); // set up display and create window
 #if FIFO
         init_fifo();
 #endif
-
-        setupdisplay_x11(); // set up display and create window
         eventloop_x11(); // function is a loop which checks X11 events and calls other functions accordingly
 #endif
 #if WAYLAND