diff --git a/src/exec/interactive.rs b/src/exec/interactive.rs
index 1da4f8e4..3aa06ebc 100644
--- a/src/exec/interactive.rs
+++ b/src/exec/interactive.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ impl InteractiveBrowse {
         let (hangup_tx, hangup_rx): (Sender<Never>, Receiver<Never>) = bounded(0);
 
         // thread spawn fn enumerate_directory - permits recursion into dirs without blocking
-        let background_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+        // let background_handle =
+        thread::spawn(move || {
             // no way to propagate error from closure so exit and explain error here
             RecursiveSearch::exec(&requested_dir_clone, tx_item.clone(), hangup_rx.clone())
         });
@@ -148,9 +149,9 @@ impl InteractiveBrowse {
             Ok(output)
         });
 
-        background_handle
-            .join()
-            .map_err(|_err| HttmError::new("Background browse thread panicked."))?;
+        // background_handle
+        //    .join()
+        //    .map_err(|_err| HttmError::new("Background browse thread panicked."))?;
 
         display_handle.join().unwrap_or(Err(
             HttmError::new("Interactive browse thread panicked.").into()