diff --git a/tmsys.sh b/tmsys.sh
index c3b4d5c..a89f0b8 100755
--- a/tmsys.sh
+++ b/tmsys.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ tmux split-window -v -p 30 -t "${session}:2"
 tmux send-keys -t "${session}:2.1" "journalctl -f" C-m
 tmux new-window -n "scratch" -t "${session}"
 
-# finally attach to the new session
+# finally select window 1 and attach to the new session
+tmux select-window -t "${session}:1"
 tmux attach-session -t "${session}"