diff --git a/scripts/play.pl b/scripts/play.pl
index ce42e7c..c440f8e 100644
--- a/scripts/play.pl
+++ b/scripts/play.pl
@@ -92,16 +92,19 @@ sub cmd_play {
 		: weechat::config_integer($prio_s)
 		) or 10);
 
-	my $path = File::Find::Rule->file->name($file)
+	my $rule = File::Find::Rule->file->name($file)
 		->start(weechat::config_get_plugin('dir'));
 
 	if ($find) {
-		weechat::print($buffer, " \t$_") while defined( $_ = $path->match );
+		weechat::print($buffer, " \t$_") while defined( $_ = $rule->match );
 		return weechat::WEECHAT_RC_OK;
 	}
 
-	if ($path = $path->match and open FH, "<", (($file !~ m"/") ? $path :
-	 weechat::config_get_plugin('dir')."/$file")) {
+	my $path;
+	if ($file =~ m"/") { $path = weechat::config_get_plugin('dir')."/$file" }
+	else { $path = $rule->match }
+
+	if ($path and open FH, "<", $path) {
 		my @lines;
 		push @lines, s/[\r\n]*$//r while <FH>;
 		close FH;