diff --git a/phobos.el b/phobos.el
index 73c7dfa..3e65f1c 100644
--- a/phobos.el
+++ b/phobos.el
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 (defvar phobos-registry-root "https://code.dlang.org"
   "Root URL of the D package registry used with `describe-dub-package'.")
 
+(defun phobos--visit (&rest format-args)
+  (let ((url (apply #'format format-args)))
+    (shell-command (concat phobos-browser " " url))
+    (message url)))
+
 (defun phobos (symbol)
   "View the documentation on SYMBOL from the Phobos documentation.
 
@@ -42,9 +47,7 @@ or any other symbol part of a standard module, such as object.Exception.
 Phobos is the standard library for the D programming language. For more
 information on Phobos and the D programming language, see <https://dlang.org>."
   (interactive "MModule or symbol: ")
-  (shell-command (format "%s %s/%s.html"
-                         phobos-browser phobos-root
-                         (string-replace "." "/" symbol))))
+  (phobos--visit "%s/%s.html" phobos-root (string-replace "." "/" symbol)))
 
 (defun dub-doc (package &optional symbol)
   "View the documentation on SYMBOL from the dub package PACKAGE.
@@ -57,8 +60,8 @@ Support for dub package documentation is provided by Adam Ruppe's
 site hosted at <https://dpldocs.info>."
   (interactive "MPackage name: \nMModule or symbol: ")
   (or symbol (setq symbol "index")) ; index.html
-  (shell-command (format "%s https://%s.%s/%s.html"
-                         phobos-browser package phobos-dpldocs-domain symbol)))
+  (phobos--visit "https://%s.%s/%s.html"
+                 package phobos-dpldocs-domain symbol))
 
 (defalias 'view-dub-documentation 'dub-doc)
 
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ site hosted at <https://dpldocs.info>."
 PACKAGE is the name of a package listed on the code.dlang.org registry.
 Also see `dub-doc' for retrieving documentation for a specific symbol."
   (interactive "MPackage name: ")
-  (shell-command (format "%s %s/packages/%s"
-                         phobos-browser phobos-registry-root package)))
+  (phobos--visit "%s/packages/%s"
+                 phobos-registry-root package))
 
 (provide 'phobos)