diff --git a/demon.go b/demon.go
index 5852365..ddf2f09 100644
--- a/demon.go
+++ b/demon.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func listen(history []string, histfile string, persist bool, max int) error {
 		t, err := exec.Command("wl-paste", []string{"-n", "-t", "text"}...).CombinedOutput()
 		if err != nil {
 			// wl-paste exits 1 if there's no selection (e.g., when running it at OS startup)
-			if string(t) != "No selection" {
+			if string(t) != "No selection\n" {
 				log.Printf("Error running wl-paste (demon.52): %s", t)
 			}
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
diff --git a/selector.go b/selector.go
index 9c1fc4c..70e68bc 100644
--- a/selector.go
+++ b/selector.go
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ func selector(history []string, max int) error {
 	}
 
 	// serve selection to the OS
-	if err := exec.Command("wl-copy", []string{"--", selected}...).Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	err = exec.Command("wl-copy", []string{"--", selected}...).Run()
 
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 func dmenu(list []string, max int) (string, error) {