diff --git a/fmenu-rofi b/fmenu-rofi
index 8a0e7c4..09e6dcf 100755
--- a/fmenu-rofi
+++ b/fmenu-rofi
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ OPTIONS:
    -f      force reloading index [default: false]
    -t      time [default: 5min]
    -u      Just update the index
+   -n      Prevent it from building the index
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ TIME="+5"
 INPUT=$HOME
 EXCLUDE='.*/\..*'
 DRY=false
-while getopts "ht:fd:o:i:x:u" OPTION
+BUILD_INDEX=true
+SHIFT=0
+while getopts "ht:fd:o:i:x:un" OPTION
 do
      case $OPTION in
          h)
@@ -35,48 +38,68 @@ do
              ;;
          f)
              FORCE=true
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 1))
              ;;
          d)
              DMENU=$OPTARG
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 2))
              ;;
          t)
              TIME=$OPTARG
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 2))
              ;;
          o)
              INDEX=$OPTARG
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 2))
              ;;
          i)
              INPUT=$OPTARG
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 2))
              ;;
          x)
              EXCLUDE=$OPTARG
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 2))
              ;;
          u)
              FORCE=true
              DRY=true
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 1))
+             ;;
+         n)
+             BUILD_INDEX=false
+             SHIFT=$((SHIFT + 1))
              ;;
          ?)
              usage
              exit
              ;;
      esac
-     shift 1
 done
 
+shift $SHIFT
+
 function index_files {
-    find "$INPUT" \( ! -regex "$EXCLUDE" \) | sed 's/ /\\ /g' | sort -f > "$INDEX"
+    find "$INPUT" \( ! -regex "$EXCLUDE" \) | sed 's/ /\\ /g' | sort -f > "$INDEX.raw"
+    iconv -f utf-8 -t utf-8 -c "$INDEX.raw" -o "$INDEX"
+    rm "$INDEX.raw"
 }
 
-if [[ ! -a "$INDEX" ]] ||  ( test `find $INDEX -mmin $TIME` ) || ($FORCE)
+if ( $BUILD_INDEX )
 then
-    index_files
+    if [[ ! -a "$INDEX" ]] ||  ( test `find $INDEX -mmin $TIME` ) || ($FORCE)
+    then
+        index_files
+    fi
 fi
 
 if ( ! $DRY )
 then
     if [ -z $@ ]
     then
-        cat "$INDEX"
+        if [[ -a "$INDEX" ]]
+        then
+            cat "$INDEX"
+        fi
     else
         xdg-open $@ > /dev/null &
     fi