diff --git a/.config/fish/functions/pdf.fish b/.config/fish/functions/pdf.fish
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19937c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/fish/functions/pdf.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function pdf --wraps=zathura
+    command zathura $argv &>/dev/null & disown
+end
diff --git a/.config/helix/scripts/hx-typ-zathura.fish b/.config/helix/scripts/hx-typ-zathura.fish
index 7d6fabe9..5a71441f 100755
--- a/.config/helix/scripts/hx-typ-zathura.fish
+++ b/.config/helix/scripts/hx-typ-zathura.fish
@@ -120,12 +120,9 @@ if not string match -q '*.typ' $src
     return $ret
 end
 # change abs path to pdf extension
-set -l targ (string replace '.typ' '.pdf' $src)
-echo $targ
+set -l targ (string replace --regex '\.typ$' '.pdf' $src)
 # get pdf target's base name
 set -l base (path basename --no-extension $src).pdf
-echo $base
-return 0
 
 # if a suitable pdf exists in the same dir, open it
 if test -f "$targ"