diff --git a/tmux-thumbs.tmux b/tmux-thumbs.tmux
index 4fc9355..16179e6 100755
--- a/tmux-thumbs.tmux
+++ b/tmux-thumbs.tmux
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ DEFAULT_THUMBS_KEY=space
 THUMBS_KEY="$(tmux show-option -gqv @thumbs-key)"
 THUMBS_KEY=${THUMBS_KEY:-$DEFAULT_THUMBS_KEY}
 
-tmux bind-key "${THUMBS_KEY}" run-shell -b "${CURRENT_DIR}/tmux-thumbs.sh"
+tmux set-option -ag command-alias "thumbs-pick=run-shell -b ${CURRENT_DIR}/tmux-thumbs.sh"
+tmux bind-key "${THUMBS_KEY}" thumbs-pick
 
 BINARY="${CURRENT_DIR}/target/release/thumbs"