diff --git a/sxbm b/sxbm
index ec4658d..c290307 100755
--- a/sxbm
+++ b/sxbm
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ bm_open(){
   [ -z "$1" ] && die "No arguments given"
 
   if [ -z "$2" ] && [ "$1" -eq "$1" 2>/dev/null ]; then
-    local LINK=$( awk "NR == $1 {print \$1}" $DATA_FILE )
+    local LINK=$( awk -v F="$1" 'NR == F {print NR" "$1}' $DATA_FILE )
   else
     local LINK=$( bm_list "-c" "$@" )
   fi