diff --git a/rc/windowing/kitty.kak b/rc/windowing/kitty.kak
index 64cc224e..6f69aa9f 100644
--- a/rc/windowing/kitty.kak
+++ b/rc/windowing/kitty.kak
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The program passed as argument will be executed in the new terminal' \
     nop %sh{
         match=""
         if [ -n "$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID" ]; then
-            match="--match=id:$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID"
+            match="--match=window_id:$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID"
         fi
 
         listen=""
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The program passed as argument will be executed in the new terminal' \
     nop %sh{
         match=""
         if [ -n "$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID" ]; then
-            match="--match=id:$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID"
+            match="--match=window_id:$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID"
         fi
 
         listen=""
diff --git a/rc/windowing/repl/kitty.kak b/rc/windowing/repl/kitty.kak
index 28ca1b89..1f60366a 100644
--- a/rc/windowing/repl/kitty.kak
+++ b/rc/windowing/repl/kitty.kak
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ define-command -params .. \
 
        match=""
         if [ -n "$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID" ]; then
-            match="--match=id:$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID"
+            match="--match=window_id:$kak_client_env_KITTY_WINDOW_ID"
         fi
 
         listen=""