diff --git a/plugin/vimux.vim b/plugin/vimux.vim
index 4765d65..5e79867 100644
--- a/plugin/vimux.vim
+++ b/plugin/vimux.vim
@@ -91,18 +91,26 @@ class TmuxSession
   end
 
   def inspect_runner
-    run("select-pane -t #{target(:pane => runner_pane)}")
-    run("copy-mode")
+    _run("select-pane -t #{target(:pane => runner_pane)}")
+    _run("copy-mode")
+    Vim.command("let g:_VimTmuxInspecting = 1")
+  end
+
+  def stop_inspecting_runner
+    if Vim.evaluate('exists("g:_VimTmuxInspecting")') != 0
+      _run("send-keys -t #{target(:pane => runner_pane)} q")
+      Vim.command("unlet g:_VimTmuxInspecting")
+    end
   end
 
   def current_panes
-    run('list-panes').split("\n").map do |line|
+    _run('list-panes').split("\n").map do |line|
       line.split(':').first
     end
   end
 
   def active_pane_id
-    run('list-panes').split("\n").map do |line|
+    _run('list-panes').split("\n").map do |line|
       return line.split[-2] if line =~ /\(active\)/
     end
   end
@@ -113,12 +121,12 @@ class TmuxSession
 
   def runner_pane
     if @runner_pane.nil?
-      run("split-window -p #{height}")
+      _run("split-window -p #{height}")
       @runner_pane = active_pane_id
       Vim.command("let g:_VimTmuxRunnerPane = '#{@runner_pane}'")
     end
 
-    run('list-panes').split("\n").map do |line|
+    _run('list-panes').split("\n").map do |line|
       return line.split(':').first if line =~ /#{@runner_pane}/
     end
 
@@ -128,30 +136,33 @@ class TmuxSession
   end
 
   def interrupt_runner
-    run("send-keys -t #{target(:pane => runner_pane)} ^c")
+    stop_inspecting_runner
+    _run("send-keys -t #{target(:pane => runner_pane)} ^c")
   end
 
   def run_shell_command(command)
-    send_command(command, target(:pane => runner_pane))
-    move_up_pane
+    stop_inspecting_runner
+    _send_command(command, target(:pane => runner_pane))
+    _move_up_pane
   end
 
   def close_other_panes
-    # if run("list-panes").split("\n").length > 1
-      run("kill-pane -a")
-    # end
+    stop_inspecting_runner
+    if _run("list-panes").split("\n").length > 1
+      _run("kill-pane -a")
+    end
   end
 
-  def move_up_pane
-    run("select-pane -t #{target}")
+  def _move_up_pane
+    _run("select-pane -t #{target}")
   end
 
-  def send_command(command, target)
-    run("send-keys -t #{target} '#{command.gsub("'", "\'")}'")
-    run("send-keys -t #{target} Enter")
+  def _send_command(command, target)
+    _run("send-keys -t #{target} '#{command.gsub("'", "\'")}'")
+    _run("send-keys -t #{target} Enter")
   end
 
-  def run(command)
+  def _run(command)
     `tmux #{command}`
   end
 end
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ class CurrentTmuxSession < TmuxSession
   end
 
   def get_property(match, type)
-    run("list-#{type.to_s}").split("\n").each do |line|
+    _run("list-#{type.to_s}").split("\n").each do |line|
       return line.split(':').first if line =~ /\(#{match.to_s}\)/
     end
   end