diff --git a/tmux-menu.template.sh b/tmux-menu.template.sh
index b49fcf2..593fdc6 100755
--- a/tmux-menu.template.sh
+++ b/tmux-menu.template.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Change this to your tmux config file if it's not in the home directory or named differently
-TMUX_COMMAND="tmux -f .tmux.conf "
+TMUX_CONF="-f $HOME/.tmux.conf"
 
 echo ""
 echo ""
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ tcheck=$(tmux list-sessions | grep -c "${session}")  # check if session is activ
 #    analytics)                                   # <- session name
 #        if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then              # <- check if it's already running
 #          tmux new-session -d -s analytics       # <- if not, create it
-#          tmux rename-window 'localhost'         # <- rename the first window (local)
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" rename-window 'localhost'         # <- rename the first window (local)
 #          # ↓↓ --- define additional windows --- ↓↓
-#          tmux new-window -t:1 -n 'lasis01' 'exec ssh lasis01'
-#          tmux new-window -t:2 -n 'lasis01dev' 'exec ssh lasis01dev'
-#          tmux new-window -t:3 -n 'ldssbox01' 'exec ssh ldssbox01'
-#          tmux new-window -t:4 -n 'lpdprod01' 'exec ssh lpdprod01'
-#          tmux new-window -t:5 -n 'ldatalake01' 'exec ssh ldatalake01'
-#          tmux new-window -t:6 -n 'lsandbox' 'exec ssh lsandbox'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:1 -n 'lasis01' 'exec ssh lasis01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:2 -n 'lasis01dev' 'exec ssh lasis01dev'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:3 -n 'ldssbox01' 'exec ssh ldssbox01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:4 -n 'lpdprod01' 'exec ssh lpdprod01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:5 -n 'ldatalake01' 'exec ssh ldatalake01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:6 -n 'lsandbox' 'exec ssh lsandbox'
 #        fi
 #        tmux attach-session -t analytics     # <- if window active, switch to it
 #        ;;
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ tcheck=$(tmux list-sessions | grep -c "${session}")  # check if session is activ
 case $session in
     mine)
         if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then
-            $TMUX_COMMAND new-session -d -s mine
-            $TMUX_COMMAND rename-window 'local(aristotle)'
-            $TMUX_COMMAND new-window -t 1 -n 'root@vps' 'exec ssh root@vps.example.org'
-            $TMUX_COMMAND new-window -t:2 -n 'chawley@phaedrus' 'exec ssh chawley@phaedrus'
-            $TMUX_COMMAND new-window -t:3 -n 'chawley@homer' 'exec ssh chawley@homer.simpsons.net'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-session -d -s mine
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" rename-window 'local(aristotle)'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t 1 -n 'root@vps' 'exec ssh root@vps.example.org'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:2 -n 'chawley@phaedrus' 'exec ssh chawley@phaedrus'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:3 -n 'chawley@homer' 'exec ssh chawley@homer.simpsons.net'
         fi
         tmux attach-session -t mine
         ;;