diff --git a/cmd-pipe-pane.c b/cmd-pipe-pane.c
index 72903a3d..edc624dd 100644
--- a/cmd-pipe-pane.c
+++ b/cmd-pipe-pane.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cmd_pipe_pane_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	char			*command;
 	int			 old_fd, pipe_fd[2], null_fd, mode;
 
-	if ((c = cmd_find_client(ctx, data->target)) == NULL)
+	if ((c = cmd_find_client(ctx, NULL)) == NULL)
 		return (-1);
 
 	if (cmd_find_pane(ctx, data->target, NULL, &wp) == NULL)