diff --git a/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh b/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
index 4ed07b128..1d1ad33d3 100644
--- a/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if which tmux &> /dev/null
 	# Set term to screen or screen-256color based on current terminal support
 	[[ -n "$ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM" ]] || ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM=true
 	# Set '-CC' option for iTerm2 tmux integration
-	[[ -n "$$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" ]] || ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2=false
+	[[ -n "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" ]] || ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2=false
 	# The TERM to use for non-256 color terminals.
 	# Tmux states this should be screen, but you may need to change it on
 	# systems without the proper terminfo
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if which tmux &> /dev/null
 	fi
 
 	# Set the correct local config file to use.
-    if [[ "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "false" ]] && (( [[ -f $HOME/.tmux.conf ]] || -h $HOME/.tmux.conf ]] ))
+    if [[ -a $HOME/.tmux.conf && "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "false" ]] 
 	then
 		#use this when they have a ~/.tmux.conf
 		export _ZSH_TMUX_FIXED_CONFIG="$zsh_tmux_plugin_path/tmux.extra.conf"
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ if which tmux &> /dev/null
 		# We have other arguments, just run them
 		if [[ -n "$@" ]]
 		then
-			\tmux $@
+			tmux $@
 		# Try to connect to an existing session.
 		elif [[ "$ZSH_TMUX_AUTOCONNECT" == "true" ]]
 		then
-			\tmux `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "true" ]] && echo '-CC '` attach || \tmux `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "true" ]] && echo '-CC '` `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM" == "true" ]] && echo '-f '$_ZSH_TMUX_FIXED_CONFIG` new-session
+			tmux `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "true" ]] && echo '-CC '` attach || tmux `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "true" ]] && echo '-CC '` `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM" == "true" ]] && echo '-f '$_ZSH_TMUX_FIXED_CONFIG` new-session
 			[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_AUTOQUIT" == "true" ]] && exit
 		# Just run tmux, fixing the TERM variable if requested.
 		else
-			\tmux `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "true" ]] && echo '-CC '` `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM" == "true" ]] && echo '-f '$_ZSH_TMUX_FIXED_CONFIG`
+			tmux `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_ITERM2" == "true" ]] && echo '-CC '` `[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM" == "true" ]] && echo '-f '$_ZSH_TMUX_FIXED_CONFIG`
 			[[ "$ZSH_TMUX_AUTOQUIT" == "true" ]] && exit
 		fi
 	}