diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index c8579dd..131e558 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -1718,10 +1718,10 @@ fn extract_state(self: *Self, iter: *[]const u8) !void {
         send_buffer_did_open(self.allocator, buffer) catch {};
 
     if (editor_file_path) |file_path| {
-        try tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = file_path } });
-    } else {
-        try tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "close_file" });
+        if (self.buffer_manager.get_buffer_for_file(file_path)) |_|
+            return tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = file_path } });
     }
+    try tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "close_file" });
 }
 
 fn send_buffer_did_open(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, buffer: *Buffer) !void {