diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b3ae5c..e416a44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   are all around. This is now fixed - pane restorations are now idempotent.
 - if pane exists from before session restore - do not restore the process within
   it. This makes the restoration process even more idempotent.
+- more panes within a window can now be restored
 
 ### v0.2.0, 2014-08-29
 - bugfix: with vim 'session' strategy, if the session file does not exist - make
diff --git a/scripts/session_restorer.sh b/scripts/session_restorer.sh
index bc736e5..4336e1a 100755
--- a/scripts/session_restorer.sh
+++ b/scripts/session_restorer.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ new_pane() {
 	local window_number="$2"
 	local window_name="$3"
 	local dir="$4"
-	tmux split-window -t "${session_name}:${window_number}" -c "$dir"
+	tmux split-window -t "${session_name}:${window_number}" -c "$dir" -h
+	tmux resize-pane  -t "${session_name}:${window_number}" -L "999"
 }
 
 restore_pane() {
@@ -186,8 +187,8 @@ main() {
 	if supported_tmux_version_ok && check_saved_session_exists; then
 		start_spinner
 		restore_all_panes
-		restore_all_pane_processes
 		restore_pane_layout_for_each_window >/dev/null 2>&1
+		restore_all_pane_processes
 		# below functions restore exact cursor positions
 		restore_active_pane_for_each_window
 		restore_active_and_alternate_windows