diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/floating_panes/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/floating_panes/mod.rs
index 1f2d770bb1..ed21b010a3 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/floating_panes/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/floating_panes/mod.rs
@@ -696,8 +696,9 @@ impl FloatingPanes {
         self.focus_pane_for_all_clients(pane_id);
     }
     pub fn focus_pane_if_client_not_focused(&mut self, pane_id: PaneId, client_id: ClientId) {
-        if self.active_panes.get(&client_id).is_none() {
-            self.focus_pane(pane_id, client_id)
+        match self.active_panes.get(&client_id) {
+            Some(already_focused_pane_id) => self.focus_pane(*already_focused_pane_id, client_id),
+            None => self.focus_pane(pane_id, client_id),
         }
     }
     pub fn defocus_pane(&mut self, pane_id: PaneId, client_id: ClientId) {
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/mod.rs
index e85911b4ff..71a53a330a 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/mod.rs
@@ -588,8 +588,9 @@ impl TiledPanes {
         }
     }
     pub fn focus_pane_if_client_not_focused(&mut self, pane_id: PaneId, client_id: ClientId) {
-        if self.active_panes.get(&client_id).is_none() {
-            self.focus_pane(pane_id, client_id)
+        match self.active_panes.get(&client_id) {
+            Some(already_focused_pane_id) => self.focus_pane(*already_focused_pane_id, client_id),
+            None => self.focus_pane(pane_id, client_id),
         }
     }
     pub fn clear_active_panes(&mut self) {
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
index 5cf1938562..a0e3b300e9 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
@@ -1920,13 +1920,14 @@ pub(crate) fn screen_thread_main(
             ) => {
                 match client_or_tab_index {
                     ClientOrTabIndex::ClientId(client_id) => {
-                        active_tab_and_connected_client_id!(screen, client_id, |tab: &mut Tab,
-                                                            client_id: ClientId| tab .new_pane(pid,
-                                                                                               initial_pane_title,
-                                                                                               should_float,
-                                                                                               None,
-                                                                                               Some(client_id)),
-                                                                                               ?);
+                        active_tab_and_connected_client_id!(screen, client_id, |tab: &mut Tab, client_id: ClientId| {
+                            tab.new_pane(pid,
+                               initial_pane_title,
+                               should_float,
+                               None,
+                               Some(client_id)
+                           )
+                        }, ?);
                         if let Some(hold_for_command) = hold_for_command {
                             let is_first_run = true;
                             active_tab_and_connected_client_id!(
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/cli.rs b/zellij-utils/src/cli.rs
index 957a13c1a0..f8c59f5430 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/cli.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/cli.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ pub enum CliAction {
             requires("command")
         )]
         start_suspended: bool,
-        #[clap(short, long, value_parser)]
+        #[clap(long, value_parser)]
         configuration: Option<PluginUserConfiguration>,
     },
     /// Open the specified file in a new zellij pane with your default EDITOR