diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak
index d902d36b..9072a41b 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ declare-option -docstring %{
     Default: '%s %s+'
 } str bar_inactive_modified_fmt '%s %s+'
 define-command -hidden bar-buflist %{
-    evaluate-commands %sh{
-list=''
-index=0
+    nop %sh{
+        {
+            list=''
+            index=0
 while read buf; do
     if [ "$buf" = '*debug*' ]; then
         continue
@@ -59,9 +60,10 @@ done <<EOF
 $(printf '%s\n' "$kak_buflist" | awk '{gsub(/\*[^*]+\*|[^[:space:]]+/,"&\n"); print}')
 EOF
 
-title="$list - $kak_client@[$kak_session]"
-printf "eval -client '%s' set-option -add global ui_options %%{terminal_title=%s}\n" "$kak_client" "$title"
-}
+            title="$list - $kak_client@[$kak_session]"
+            printf "eval -client '%s' set-option -add global ui_options %%{terminal_title=%s}\n" "$kak_client" "$title" | kak -p ${kak_session}
+        } > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null &
+    }
 }
 
 hook global WinDisplay .* bar-buflist