diff --git a/start-session.sh b/start-session.sh
index f068158..2defd9a 100755
--- a/start-session.sh
+++ b/start-session.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-tmate -S /tmp/$USER.$USER.tmate new-session -s james -n james -d
-tmate -S /tmp/$USER.$USER.tmate set-window-option -t james automatic-rename off 
-tmate -S /tmp/$USER.$USER.tmate set-window-option -t james allow-rename off
+tmate -S /tmp/$USER.$USER.tmate new-session -s $USER -n $USER -d
+tmate -S /tmp/$USER.$USER.tmate set-window-option -t $USER automatic-rename off 
+tmate -S /tmp/$USER.$USER.tmate set-window-option -t $USER allow-rename off