diff --git a/iview b/iview
index 0e0e845..6c66482 100755
--- a/iview
+++ b/iview
@@ -18,5 +18,11 @@ case "${type}" in
 
 esac
 
-/bin/sxiv -bg "${x}" "${1}"
+if [ -x /bin/sxiv ]
+then
+    /bin/sxiv -bg "${x}" "${1}"
+else
+    meh "${1}"
+fi
+
 exit