diff --git a/.config/fish/functions/cat.fish b/.config/fish/functions/cat.fish
index 91b25479..c53e1010 100644
--- a/.config/fish/functions/cat.fish
+++ b/.config/fish/functions/cat.fish
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 function cat --wraps=bat --description 'alias cat=bat'
-    if type -f bat &>/dev/null
+    if type -f bat &>/dev/null; and [ -t 1 ]
         bat $argv
     else
-        cat $argv
+        command cat $argv
     end
 end