diff --git a/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh b/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
index eb13a7603..c15c6d797 100644
--- a/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
@@ -9,13 +9,26 @@ if (( $+commands[tmux] )); then
   zstyle -a :omz:plugins:autostart state
   [[ state == "on" && -z $TMUX ]] && exec tmux
 
+  # start an irc client in a tmux session
   if [[ -n $IRC ]]; then
     irc() {
       if tmux has -t irc >/dev/null; then
-        tmux switch -t irc
+        [[ -n $TMUX ]] && tmux switch -t irc || tmux attach -t irc
       else
         TMUX="" tmux new -ds irc $IRC[1]
-        tmux switch -t irc
+        [[ -n $TMUX ]] && tmux switch -t irc || tmux attach -t irc
+      fi
+    }
+  fi
+
+  # start rtorrent in a tmux session
+  if [[ -n $RTORRENT ]]; then
+    torrents() {
+      if tmux has -t torrents >/dev/null; then
+        [[ -n $TMUX ]] && tmux switch -t torrents || tmux attach -t torrents
+      else
+        TMUX="" tmux new -ds torrents $RTORRENT[1]
+        [[ -n $TMUX ]] && tmux switch -t torrents || tmux attach -t torrents
       fi
     }
   fi