diff --git a/git-open b/git-open
index 2e15ca9..7b606c2 100755
--- a/git-open
+++ b/git-open
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ esac
 # Allow printing the url if BROWSER=echo
 if [[ $BROWSER != "echo" ]]; then
   exec &>/dev/null
-else
-  unset openopt
 fi
 
 # open it in a browser
 ${BROWSER:-$open} $openopt "$openurl"
+
+unset openopt