diff --git a/mcserver b/mcserver
index 57b8743..0bb91fa 100755
--- a/mcserver
+++ b/mcserver
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ die () {
 }
 
 _stop_and_wait () {
-	tmux send-keys -t "$TMUX_SESSION" -l "$code_clear" 'stop' "$code_send"
+	tmux $TMUX_OPTS send-keys -t "$TMUX_SESSION" -l "$code_clear" 'stop' "$code_send"
 	echo Waiting for session to exit...
 	while tmux has-session -t "$TMUX_SESSION" ; do
 		sleep 1
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ source ./vars
 
 # override value defined in vars for compatibility with old servers
 TMUX_SESSION=mcserver-"$instance"
+# set socket for tmux to separate it from user sessions
+TMUX_OPTS="-L mcserver"
 
 case "$cmd" in
 	stop) _stop_and_wait ;;
-	command) tmux send-keys -t "$TMUX_SESSION" -l "$code_clear" "$*" "$code_send" ;;
-	start|*) tmux new-window -t $TMUX_SESSION: "./start.sh" || tmux new-session -d -s $TMUX_SESSION "./start.sh";;
+	command) tmux $TMUX_OPTS send-keys -t "$TMUX_SESSION" -l "$code_clear" "$*" "$code_send" ;;
+	start|*) tmux $TMUX_OPTS new-window -t $TMUX_SESSION: "./start.sh" || tmux new-session -d -s $TMUX_SESSION "./start.sh";;
 esac