diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index ebd1dd9e..35df524d 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -410,20 +410,21 @@ separated by \fI;\fR:
 
     NOTES:
     1. Use single quotes for $NNN_PLUG so $nnn is not interpreted
-    2. (Again) add \fB!\fR before the command
-    3. To disable directory refresh after running a \fIcommand as plugin\fR,
+    2. $nnn must be the last argument (if used) to run a \fIcommand as plugin\fR
+    3. (Again) add \fB!\fR before the command
+    4. To disable directory refresh after running a \fIcommand as plugin\fR,
        prefix with \fB-!\fR
-    4. To skip user confirmation after command execution, suffix with \fB*\fR
+    5. To skip user confirmation after command execution, suffix with \fB*\fR
        Note: Do not use \fB*\fR with programs those run and exit e.g. cat
 
         export NNN_PLUG='y:-!sync*'
 
-    5. To run a \fIGUI app as plugin\fR, add a \fB&\fR after \fB!\fR
+    6. To run a \fIGUI app as plugin\fR, add a \fB&\fR after \fB!\fR
        Note: \fI$nnn\fR must be the last argument in this case.
 
         export NNN_PLUG='m:-!&mousepad $nnn'
 
-    6. To show the output of run-and-exit commands which do not need user input,
+    7. To show the output of run-and-exit commands which do not need user input,
        add \fB|\fR (pipe) after \fB!\fR
        Note: This option is incompatible with \fB&\fR (terminal output is masked
        for GUI programs) and ignores \fB*\fR (output is already paged for user)
diff --git a/plugins/README.md b/plugins/README.md
index c13bf10e..b272eb54 100644
--- a/plugins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/README.md
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ This option is incompatible with `&` (terminal output is masked for GUI programs
 Notes:
 
 1. Use single quotes for `$NNN_PLUG` so `$nnn` is not interpreted
-2. (_Again_) add `!` before the command
-3. To disable directory refresh after running a _command as plugin_, prefix with `-!`
+2. `$nnn` must be the last argument (if used) to run a _command as plugin_
+3. (_Again_) add `!` before the command
+4. To disable directory refresh after running a _command as plugin_, prefix with `-!`
 
 #### Some useful key-command examples
 
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index d47e47a9..46daf974 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -5142,7 +5142,7 @@ static void setexports(void)
 	setenv("NNN_INCLUDE_HIDDEN", xitoa(cfg.showhidden), 1);
 }
 
-static bool run_cmd_as_plugin(const char *file, char *runfile, uchar_t flags)
+static void run_cmd_as_plugin(const char *file, char *runfile, uchar_t flags)
 {
 	size_t len;
 
@@ -5155,18 +5155,18 @@ static bool run_cmd_as_plugin(const char *file, char *runfile, uchar_t flags)
 		--len;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & F_PAGE)
-		get_output(g_buf, NULL, NULL, -1, TRUE, TRUE);
-	else if (flags & F_NOTRACE) {
+	if ((flags & F_PAGE) || (flags & F_NOTRACE)) {
 		if (is_suffix(g_buf, " $nnn"))
 			g_buf[len - 5] = '\0';
 		else
 			runfile = NULL;
-		spawn(g_buf, runfile, NULL, NULL, flags);
+
+		if (flags & F_PAGE)
+			get_output(g_buf, runfile, NULL, -1, TRUE, TRUE);
+		else // F_NOTRACE
+			spawn(g_buf, runfile, NULL, NULL, flags);
 	} else
 		spawn(utils[UTIL_SH_EXEC], g_buf, NULL, NULL, flags);
-
-	return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool plctrl_init(void)
@@ -5296,8 +5296,10 @@ static bool run_plugin(char **path, const char *file, char *runfile, char **last
 		if (!*file)
 			return FALSE;
 
-		if ((flags & F_NOTRACE) || (flags & F_PAGE))
-			return run_cmd_as_plugin(file, runfile, flags);
+		if ((flags & F_NOTRACE) || (flags & F_PAGE)) {
+			run_cmd_as_plugin(file, runfile, flags);
+			return TRUE;
+		}
 
 		cmd_as_plugin = TRUE;
 	}
@@ -5331,7 +5333,7 @@ static bool run_plugin(char **path, const char *file, char *runfile, char **last
 			} else
 				spawn(g_buf, NULL, *path, sel, 0);
 		} else
-			run_cmd_as_plugin(file, NULL, flags);
+			run_cmd_as_plugin(file, runfile, flags);
 
 		close(wfd);
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);