diff --git a/contrib/grimshot b/contrib/grimshot
index 1ec19def6..ba3b265b7 100755
--- a/contrib/grimshot
+++ b/contrib/grimshot
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ elif [ "$SUBJECT" = "output" ] ; then
   OUTPUT=$(swaymsg -t get_outputs | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused)' | jq -r '.name')
   WHAT="$OUTPUT"
 elif [ "$SUBJECT" = "window" ] ; then
-  GEOM=$(swaymsg -t get_tree | jq -r '.. | select(.pid? and .visible?) | .rect | "\(.x),\(.y) \(.width)x\(.height)"' | slurp)
+  GEOM=$(swaymsg -t get_tree | jq -r '.. | select(.pid? and .visible?) | .rect | "\(.x),\(.y) \(.width)x\(.height)"' | slurp -r)
   # Check if user exited slurp without selecting the area
   if [ -z "$GEOM" ]; then
    exit 1