diff --git a/lgsm/modules/command_start.sh b/lgsm/modules/command_start.sh
index 1302d0d99..cabccac47 100644
--- a/lgsm/modules/command_start.sh
+++ b/lgsm/modules/command_start.sh
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@ fn_start_tmux() {
 
 	fn_reload_startparameters
 
-	# Create uid to ensure unique tmux socket name.
-	if [ ! -f "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid" ]; then
-		# stop running server (if running) to prevent lingering tmux sessions.
-		exitbypass=1
-		command_stop.sh
-		uid=$(date '+%s' | sha1sum | head -c 8)
-		echo "${uid}" > "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid"
-		socketname="${sessionname}-$(cat "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid")"
-	fi
-
 	if [ "${shortname}" == "av" ]; then
 		cd "${systemdir}" || exit
 	else
@@ -181,7 +171,7 @@ fn_start_tmux() {
 check.sh
 
 # If user ran the start command monitor will become enabled.
-if [ "${firstcommandname}" == "START" ]||[ "${firstcommandname}" == "RESTART" ]; then
+if [ "${firstcommandname}" == "START" ] || [ "${firstcommandname}" == "RESTART" ]; then
 	date '+%s' > "${lockdir:?}/${selfname}-monitoring.lock"
 fi
 
diff --git a/linuxgsm.sh b/linuxgsm.sh
index 331a61822..03ae4a434 100755
--- a/linuxgsm.sh
+++ b/linuxgsm.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ tmpdir="${lgsmdir}/tmp"
 datadir="${lgsmdir}/data"
 lockdir="${lgsmdir}/lock"
 sessionname="${selfname}"
-[ -f "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid" ] && socketname="${sessionname}-$(cat "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid")" || socketname="${sessionname}"
+socketname="${sessionname}-$(cat "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid")"
 serverlist="${datadir}/serverlist.csv"
 serverlistmenu="${datadir}/serverlistmenu.csv"
 [ -n "${LGSM_CONFIG}" ] && configdir="${LGSM_CONFIG}" || configdir="${lgsmdir}/config-lgsm"
@@ -413,6 +413,17 @@ else
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	# Create uid to ensure unique tmux socket name.
+	if [ ! -f "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid" ]; then
+		# stop running server (if running) to prevent lingering tmux sessions.
+		exitbypass=1
+		command_stop.sh
+		uid=$(date '+%s' | sha1sum | head -c 8)
+		echo "${uid}" > "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid"
+		socketname="${sessionname}-$(cat "${datadir}/${selfname}.uid")"
+	fi
+
 	# Load the IP details before the first config is loaded.
 	check_ip.sh
 	# Configs have to be loaded twice to allow start startparameters to pick up all vars