diff --git a/src/browse/browse_unix.rs b/src/browse/browse_unix.rs
index 9975b48..5a92b88 100644
--- a/src/browse/browse_unix.rs
+++ b/src/browse/browse_unix.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::message::{Message, MessageReader};
+use crate::message::{Message, MessageReader, MessageWriter};
 use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
 use log::warn;
 use std::os::unix::fs::DirBuilderExt;
@@ -8,7 +8,18 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use users;
 use xdg;
 
-pub async fn browse_url_impl(_url: &String) {}
+pub async fn browse_url_impl(url: &String) -> Result<()> {
+    let path = socket_path().context("Error getting socket path")?;
+    let stream = UnixStream::connect(&path).await.context(
+        "Error connecting to socket (is fwd actually connected here?)",
+    )?;
+    let mut writer = MessageWriter::new(stream);
+    writer
+        .write(Message::Browse(url.clone()))
+        .await
+        .context("Error sending browse message")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
 
 pub async fn handle_browser_open_impl(
     messages: mpsc::Sender<Message>,
diff --git a/src/browse/mod.rs b/src/browse/mod.rs
index d8a17d2..c1e264c 100644
--- a/src/browse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/browse/mod.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ use browse_unix::{browse_url_impl, handle_browser_open_impl};
 
 #[inline]
 pub async fn browse_url(url: &String) {
-    browse_url_impl(url).await
+    if let Err(e) = browse_url_impl(url).await {
+        eprintln!("{}", e);
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "unix"))]
-pub async fn browse_url_impl(url: &String) {
-    print!("Opening a browser is not supported on this platform\n");
-    std::process::exit(1);
+pub async fn browse_url_impl(url: &String) -> Result<()> {
+    anyhow!("Opening a browser is not supported on this platform")
 }
 
 #[inline]