diff --git a/macros/less.vim b/macros/less.vim
index ba9517a..57587bb 100644
--- a/macros/less.vim
+++ b/macros/less.vim
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@ function! s:LessMode()
   call s:Map('map <silent> <buffer> v :call <SID>ToggleLess()<CR>')
 
   " turn on tail if in options
-  if exists('g:less.tail') && g:less.tail
-    normal F
-  endif
+  " if exists('g:less.tail') && g:less.tail
+  "   normal F
+  " endif
 endfunction
 
 function! s:CloseBuffer()
diff --git a/vimpager b/vimpager
index 7309ac9..9f82e05 100755
--- a/vimpager
+++ b/vimpager
@@ -841,12 +841,17 @@ page_files() {
     fi
 
     init_opts="'columns': $cols, 'tmp_dir': '$tmp', 'line_numbers': ${line_numbers:-0}, 'tail': ${tail:-0}, 'is_doc': ${is_doc:-0}, 'runtime': '$runtime', 'rc': '$vimrc'"
+    tail_cmd=
+    if [ $tail -eq 1 ]; then
+      tail_cmd="normal F"
+    fi
 
     "$vim_cmd" -N -i NONE \
         $vim_options \
         --cmd "set rtp^=$runtime" \
         --cmd "call vimpager#Init({ $init_opts })" \
         --cmd "silent! exe 'source ' . fnameescape('$system_vimrc')" \
+        ${tail_cmd:+-c "$tail_cmd"} \
         ${extra_cmd:+--cmd "$extra_cmd"} \
         ${vimrc:+-u "$vimrc"} \
         ${extra_c:+-c "$extra_c"} \