diff --git a/less.sh b/less.sh
index a7569fb..7643624 100755
--- a/less.sh
+++ b/less.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # less initialization script (sh)
-[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe.sh ] && export LESSOPEN="|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s"
+[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe.sh ] && export LESSOPEN="||/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s"