diff --git a/skhd/skhdrc b/skhd/skhdrc
index 70cc656..6fbd8ce 100644
--- a/skhd/skhdrc
+++ b/skhd/skhdrc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ alt + shift - 0 : yabai -m window --space 10
 # Toggle pseudo scratchpad window: float, sticky, and center it on grid
 alt - p : yabai -m window --toggle sticky --toggle float --grid 4:4:1:1:2:2
 
-lalt -  return : open -a kitty
-lalt - b : open -a "Zen"
-lalt - e : open -a "Finder"
+lalt -  return : open -a kitty --new
+lalt - b : open -a "Zen" --new
+lalt - e : open -a "Finder" --new
 lalt - w : skhd -k "cmd - w"