diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 902fdf4..d700fb6 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -639,7 +639,12 @@ __alias__() {
   # Zellij session manager
   if command_exists zellij; then
     za() {
-      if ! zellij list-sessions | tail -1 | grep -q EXITED; then
+      local zsession='zellij list-sessions | tail -1 | grep -q EXITED'
+      if ! zellij list-sessions; then
+        echo "-- Zellij session active! | Connecting to existing session --"
+        sleep 0.3
+        zellij attach
+      elif ! $zsession; then
         echo "-- Zellij session active! | Connecting to existing session --"
         sleep 0.3
         zellij attach