diff --git a/bin/ssh_to b/bin/ssh_to
index 4d86544..f8c80e9 100755
--- a/bin/ssh_to
+++ b/bin/ssh_to
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ MOSH=`command -v mosh`
 HOST=${0##/*/}
 
 if [[ ! -z $TMUX ]] ; then
-  echo "Error: tmux session detected, aborting to avoid tmux nesting"
+  echo "Error: local tmux session detected, aborting to avoid nesting"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-"${MOSH}" -- "${HOST}" tmux a
+"${MOSH}" "${HOST}" -- sh -c "tmux a || tmux"