diff --git a/tmux_devour.sh b/tmux_devour.sh
index 10e5858..a3ff27f 100755
--- a/tmux_devour.sh
+++ b/tmux_devour.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
         printf '\033]2;%s\033\\' 'devour'
         tmux resize-pane -t "$c_pane" -R 20
         tmux select-pane -m -t "$c_pane"
-        #echo "$c_pane"
-        tmux send-keys -t "$c_pane" "$command && read && exit" C-m
+        command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
         tmux resize-pane -Z -t "$c_pane"
+        tmux send-keys -t "$c_pane" "$command2" C-m
     fi
     
     
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
 
 # Is it tmux?
 # Does the sidebar already exist in this window?
-#   if not, create sidebar and export variable
\ No newline at end of file
+#   if not, create sidebar and export variable
diff --git a/tmux_sidebar.sh b/tmux_sidebar.sh
index 69a5ea2..39e5eda 100755
--- a/tmux_sidebar.sh
+++ b/tmux_sidebar.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         #tmux swap-pane -s "$o_pane" -t "$c_pane"
         printf '\033]2;%s\033\\' 'topbar'
         tmux resize-pane -t "$c_pane" -R 30
-        command2=$(echo "$command ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
         tmux send-keys -t "$c_pane" "$command2" C-m
         tmux last-pane
         #tmux send-keys -t "$o_pane" C-o C-m
diff --git a/tmux_topbar.sh b/tmux_topbar.sh
index 9fa0741..5c20d9c 100755
--- a/tmux_topbar.sh
+++ b/tmux_topbar.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         printf '\033]2;%s\033\\' 'topbar'
         tmux resize-pane -t "$c_pane" -U 14
         #tmux select-pane -m -t "$c_pane"
-        command2=$(echo "$command ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\"  ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
         tmux send-keys -t "$c_pane" "$command2" C-m
         tmux last-pane
         #tmux send-keys -t "$o_pane" C-o C-m