diff --git a/server-fn.c b/server-fn.c
index 585a01f9c..7560e9da2 100644
--- a/server-fn.c
+++ b/server-fn.c
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ server_destroy_session(struct session *s)
 {
 	struct client	*c;
 	struct session	*s_new = NULL, *cs_new = NULL, *use_s;
+	struct sort_criteria	 sort_crit = { .order = SORT_NAME };
 	int		 detach_on_destroy;
 
 	detach_on_destroy = options_get_number(s->options, "detach-on-destroy");
@@ -443,9 +444,11 @@ server_destroy_session(struct session *s)
 	else if (detach_on_destroy == 2)
 		s_new = server_find_session(s, server_newer_detached_session);
 	else if (detach_on_destroy == 3)
-		s_new = session_previous_session(s, NULL);
+		s_new = session_previous_session(s, &sort_crit);
 	else if (detach_on_destroy == 4)
-		s_new = session_next_session(s, NULL);
+		s_new = session_next_session(s, &sort_crit);
+	if (s_new == s)
+		s_new = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * If no suitable new session was found above, then look for any