diff --git a/cmd-rename-session.c b/cmd-rename-session.c
index 5dbc38d9..8385434a 100644
--- a/cmd-rename-session.c
+++ b/cmd-rename-session.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static enum cmd_retval
 cmd_rename_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 {
 	struct args		*args = self->args;
-	struct client		*c = cmd_find_client(item, NULL, 0);
+	struct client		*c = cmd_find_client(item, NULL, 1);
 	struct session		*s = item->target.s;
 	char			*newname;