diff --git a/dotfiles/kakoune.nix b/dotfiles/kakoune.nix
index c3ee2b7..5d930c1 100644
--- a/dotfiles/kakoune.nix
+++ b/dotfiles/kakoune.nix
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ in {
       map global user w ': enter-user-mode window<ret>' -docstring 'Windowing'
       map global window <s-v> ': tmux-terminal-horizontal sh -c %{ kak -c $1 $(${
         similar-sort-files-cmd "$2"
-      }) } -- %val{session} $val{bufname}<ret>' -docstring "vertical split with selection"
+      }) } -- %val{session} %val{bufname}<ret>' -docstring "vertical split with selection"
       map global window v ': tmux-terminal-horizontal sh -c %{ kak -c $1 } -- %val{session}'
 
       map global window <s-s> ': tmux-terminal-vertical sh -c %{ kak -c $1 $(${
         similar-sort-files-cmd "$2"
-      }) } -- %val{session} $val{bufname}<ret>' -docstring "horizontal split with selection"
+      }) } -- %val{session} %val{bufname}<ret>' -docstring "horizontal split with selection"
       map global window s ': tmux-terminal-vertical sh -c %{ kak -c $1 } -- %val{session}'
 
       # escape with fd