diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak
index b797fd51..9ce3ffaf 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/title.kak
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ EOF
 
             title="$list - $kak_client@[$kak_session]"
             # printf "eval -verbatim set-option -add window ui_options %%{terminal_title=%s}" "$title" | kak -p ${kak_session}
-            printf "eval -try-client '$kak_client' -verbatim set-option -add global ui_options %%{terminal_title=%s}; exec -try-client '$kak_client' <c-l>" "$title" | kak -p ${kak_session}
-            # printf "echo -debug '%s'" "$title" | kak -p ${kak_session}
+            printf "eval -try-client '$kak_client' -verbatim set-option -add global ui_options %%{terminal_title=%s}" "$title" | kak -p ${kak_session}
+            printf "try %{ exec -try-client '$kak_client' <c-l> }" | kak -p ${kak_session}
+            printf "echo -debug -- eval -try-client '$kak_client' -verbatim set-option -add global ui_options %%{terminal_title=%s}; exec -try-client '$kak_client' <c-l>" "$title" | kak -p ${kak_session}
         } > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null &
     }
 }