diff --git a/sessionx.tmux b/sessionx.tmux
index b460cd5..1452a61 100755
--- a/sessionx.tmux
+++ b/sessionx.tmux
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ handle_args() {
 	SCROLL_UP="$bind_scroll_up:preview-half-page-up"
 	SCROLL_DOWN="$bind_scroll_down:preview-half-page-down"
 
-	RENAME_SESSION_EXEC='bash -c '\'' printf >&2 "New name: ";read name; tmux rename-session -t {1} "${name}"; '\'''
+	RENAME_SESSION_EXEC='session=$1; printf "New name: " >&2; read -r name; tmux rename-session -t "$session" "$name"'
 	RENAME_SESSION_RELOAD='bash -c '\'' tmux list-sessions | sed -E "s/:.*$//"; '\'''
 	RENAME_SESSION="$bind_rename_session:execute($RENAME_SESSION_EXEC)+reload($RENAME_SESSION_RELOAD)"