diff --git a/ftplugin/supercollider.vim b/ftplugin/supercollider.vim
index ab5bf10..f7e964e 100644
--- a/ftplugin/supercollider.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/supercollider.vim
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ function SClangStart(...)
     wincmd w
   elseif l:tmux || l:screen
     if l:tmux
-      let l:cmd = "tmux split-window -" . l:splitDir . " -p " . l:splitSize . " ;"
-      let l:cmd .= "tmux send-keys " . s:sclangPipeApp . " Enter ; tmux select-pane -l"
+      let l:cmd = "tmux split-window -" . l:splitDir . " -l " . l:splitSize . " "
+      let l:cmd .= s:sclangPipeApp . " Enter; tmux select-pane -l"
       call system(l:cmd)
     elseif l:screen
       " Main window will have focus when splitting, so recalculate splitSize percentage