diff --git a/abmux.sh b/abmux.sh
index 7f8585f..0af3c2e 100755
--- a/abmux.sh
+++ b/abmux.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@
 # abmux: a simple terminal session switcher on top of abduco, fzf and expect
 # Created by Luxferre in 2026, released into the public domain
 
+SPFILE="$HOME/.absess"
+touch "$SPFILE"
+if [ -z "$(abduco | tail -n +2)" ]; then
+  cat "$SPFILE" | while read -r sess; do
+    abduco -n "$sess" $SHELL
+  done
+fi
 FTR='Select a session or create a new one'
 while true; do
-  slist="$(abduco | tail -n +2 | cut -f 3 | nl -nln -w1 -s' - ')"
+  abduco | tail -n +2 | cut -f 3 | sort -u > "$SPFILE"
+  slist="$(nl -nln -w1 -s' - ' "$SPFILE")"
   sname="$(printf '%s\nNew\nQuit\n' "${slist}" | grep . | fzf --tac --footer="$FTR")"
   [ "$sname" = 'Quit' ] && break
   [ "$sname" = 'New' ] && read -r -p 'New session name: ' sname