diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index a4ce4d6..27b4baf 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.199 2006/12/14 19:10:57 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.200 2006/12/14 22:48:05 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION  = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -3627,7 +3627,12 @@
                 selected = UI.Associations[assoc]
                 assocfound = True
 
-        if not assocfound and (ASSOCDFLT in UI.Associations):
+        # If we did not find a file association and a default
+        # association is defined, apply it to everything
+        # except executable files.
+
+
+        if not assocfound and (ASSOCDFLT in UI.Associations) and not (os.stat(selected)[ST_MODE] & (S_IXUSR|S_IXGRP|S_IXOTH)):
             selected = UI.Associations[ASSOCDFLT]
 
         # And execute the command