diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7a5f259b0490aaa6b402e2d6f530e2ecd9dbbb05..45e7865efd2a84cbdb627ef1f47627596645096b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1978,11 +1978,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-valid-glob/-/is-valid-glob-0.3.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-1LVcafUYhvm2XHDWwmItN+KfSP4="
     },
-    "is-wsl": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-HxbkqiKwTRM2tmGIpmrzxgDDpm0="
-    },
     "isarray": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/isarray/-/isarray-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2518,14 +2513,6 @@
         "mimic-fn": "1.2.0"
       }
     },
-    "opn": {
-      "version": "5.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/opn/-/opn-5.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jd/GpzPyHF4P2/aNOVmS3lfMSWV9J7cOhCG1s08XCEAsPkB7lp6ddiU0J7XzyQRDUh8BqJ7PchfINjR8jyofRQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "is-wsl": "1.1.0"
-      }
-    },
     "optionator": {
       "version": "0.8.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/optionator/-/optionator-0.8.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a999921fc36b66a6aff78008cd63e9b6a390fc2..e3e78eb5aa7b6f37cdbb2dbd7b29acdab8289f62 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -119,14 +119,17 @@
       ]
     },
     "viewsContainers": {
-      "activitybar": [{
-        "id": "gitlab-workflow",
-        "title": "GitLab Workflow",
-        "icon": "src/assets/images/light/gitlab-logo.svg"
-      }]
+      "activitybar": [
+        {
+          "id": "gitlab-workflow",
+          "title": "GitLab Workflow",
+          "icon": "src/assets/images/light/gitlab-logo.svg"
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "views": {
-      "gitlab-workflow": [{
+      "gitlab-workflow": [
+        {
           "id": "issuesAssignedToMe",
           "name": "Issues assigned to me"
         },
@@ -193,7 +196,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "execa": "^0.9.0",
-    "opn": "^5.2.0",
     "request-promise": "^4.2.2",
     "url": "^0.11.0",
     "@types/node": "^7.0.43",
diff --git a/src/gitlab_service.js b/src/gitlab_service.js
index 01083ab561ae86d1601c971416dff7f861ce9372..bd52538a8ea7744a978191f3aeb67200b41c917f 100644
--- a/src/gitlab_service.js
+++ b/src/gitlab_service.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
-const opn = require('opn');
 const request = require('request-promise');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const gitService = require('./git_service');
+const openers = require('./openers');
 const tokenService = require('./token_service');
 const statusBar = require('./status_bar');
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ async function handlePipelineAction(action) {
     }
 
     if (newPipeline) {
-      opn(`${project.web_url}/pipelines/${newPipeline.id}`);
+      openers.openUrl(`${project.web_url}/pipelines/${newPipeline.id}`);
       statusBar.refreshPipelines();
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/src/openers.js b/src/openers.js
index 71e8c0ec15ad70fadc59b73bbeaf3cfb31751d82..ca13abbb9c8fafd04221eadee3a5e91e04918fb7 100644
--- a/src/openers.js
+++ b/src/openers.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
-const opn = require('opn');
 const gitService = require('./git_service');
 const gitLabService = require('./gitlab_service');
 
+const openUrl = (url) => {
+  vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', vscode.Uri.parse(url));
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetches user and project before opening a link.
  * Link can contain some placeholders which will be replaced by this method
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ async function openLink(link) {
     const project = await gitLabService.fetchCurrentProject();
 
     if (project) {
-      opn(link.replace('$userId', user.id).replace('$projectUrl', project.web_url));
+      openUrl(link.replace('$userId', user.id).replace('$projectUrl', project.web_url));
     } else {
       vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
         'GitLab Workflow: Failed to open file on web. No GitLab project.',
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ async function openActiveFile() {
         }
       }
 
-      opn(`${fileUrl}${anchor}`);
+      openUrl(`${fileUrl}${anchor}`);
     } else {
       vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
         'GitLab Workflow: Failed to open file on web. No GitLab project.',
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ async function openCurrentMergeRequest() {
   const mr = await gitLabService.fetchOpenMergeRequestForCurrentBranch();
 
   if (mr) {
-    opn(mr.web_url);
+    openUrl(mr.web_url);
   }
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ async function openCreateNewMr() {
   if (project) {
     const branchName = await gitService.fetchTrackingBranchName();
 
-    opn(`${project.web_url}/merge_requests/new?merge_request%5Bsource_branch%5D=${branchName}`);
+    openUrl(`${project.web_url}/merge_requests/new?merge_request%5Bsource_branch%5D=${branchName}`);
   } else {
     vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
       'GitLab Workflow: Failed to open file on web. No GitLab project.',
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ async function openCurrentPipeline() {
     const pipeline = await gitLabService.fetchLastPipelineForCurrentBranch();
 
     if (pipeline) {
-      opn(`${project.web_url}/pipelines/${pipeline.id}`);
+      openUrl(`${project.web_url}/pipelines/${pipeline.id}`);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -131,10 +134,11 @@ async function compareCurrentBranch() {
   }
 
   if (project && lastCommitId) {
-    opn(`${project.web_url}/compare/master...${lastCommitId}`);
+    openUrl(`${project.web_url}/compare/master...${lastCommitId}`);
   }
 }
 
+exports.openUrl = openUrl;
 exports.showIssues = showIssues;
 exports.showMergeRequests = showMergeRequests;
 exports.openActiveFile = openActiveFile;
diff --git a/src/search_input.js b/src/search_input.js
index c0ab6ec5597cba2ce656e86784e6352717fc20f5..75d88474b50d167627c78f0a675fd8cb5ed42fa2 100644
--- a/src/search_input.js
+++ b/src/search_input.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
-const opn = require('opn');
 const gitLabService = require('./gitlab_service');
+const openers = require('./openers');
 
 const parseQuery = (query, noteableType) => {
   const params = {};
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async function showSearchInputFor(noteableType) {
   const project = await gitLabService.fetchCurrentProject();
 
   if (project) {
-    opn(`${project.web_url}/${noteableType}${queryString}`);
+    openers.openUrl(`${project.web_url}/${noteableType}${queryString}`);
   } else {
     vscode.window.showErrorMessage('GitLab Workflow: No project found to search issues');
   }
diff --git a/src/snippet_input.js b/src/snippet_input.js
index 3f04bfbc936fff67b6fba34ec50fb2b51c987541..dd1be505bce84e6479d71b6c0721a9d899fbe392 100644
--- a/src/snippet_input.js
+++ b/src/snippet_input.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
-const opn = require('opn');
+const openers = require('./openers');
 const gitLabService = require('./gitlab_service');
 
 const visibilityOptions = [
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function createSnippet(project, editor, visibility, context) {
     visibility,
   });
 
-  opn(snippet.web_url);
+  openers.openUrl(snippet.web_url);
 }
 
 async function showPicker() {
diff --git a/src/status_bar.js b/src/status_bar.js
index 8f5083ea4ccf1d5afd8af81117659c4650ae6ece..0d6d0a212669394532f707b4702897674c2244ea 100644
--- a/src/status_bar.js
+++ b/src/status_bar.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
-const opn = require('opn');
+const openers = require('./openers');
 const gitLabService = require('./gitlab_service');
 
 let context = null;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const initMrStatus = () => {
   const cmdName = `gl.mrOpener${Date.now()}`;
   commandRegisterHelper(cmdName, () => {
     if (mr) {
-      opn(mr.web_url);
+      openers.openUrl(mr.web_url);
     } else {
       vscode.window.showInformationMessage('GitLab Workflow: No MR found for this branch.');
     }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const initMrIssueStatus = () => {
   const cmdName = `gl.mrIssueOpener${Date.now()}`;
   commandRegisterHelper(cmdName, () => {
     if (issue) {
-      opn(issue.web_url);
+      openers.openUrl(issue.web_url);
     } else {
       vscode.window.showInformationMessage('GitLab Workflow: No closing issue found for this MR.');
     }
diff --git a/src/token_service.js b/src/token_service.js
index 8c08027438d7dfa35943263fb07ec0e8ec9fe084..9cc83edf99312279ce3f0f7c62dd47c77651a5b8 100644
--- a/src/token_service.js
+++ b/src/token_service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
-const opn = require('opn');
+const openers = require('./openers');
 const statusBar = require('./status_bar');
 
 let context = null;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const askForToken = () => {
         if (action === 'set') {
           vscode.commands.executeCommand('gl.setToken');
         } else {
-          opn('https://gitlab.com/fatihacet/gitlab-vscode-extension#setup');
+          openers.openUrl('https://gitlab.com/fatihacet/gitlab-vscode-extension#setup');
         }
       }
     });