diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline-base.conf b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline-base.conf
index ca0bbf55..50a1079a 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline-base.conf
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline-base.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 set -g status on
 set -g status-interval 2
 set -g status-left-length 20
-set -g status-right '#(env "$POWERLINE_COMMAND" $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux right -R pane_id=\"`tmux display -p "#""D"`\")'
+set -g status-right '#(env "$POWERLINE_COMMAND" $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux right -R pane_id=#{pane_id})'
 set -g status-right-length 150
 set -g window-status-format "#[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER_SPACES#I#F #[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_DIVIDER_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_SOFT_DIVIDER#[default]#W $_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER_SPACES"
 set -g window-status-current-format "#[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_CURRENT_HARD_DIVIDER_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_CURRENT_COLOR]#I#F $_POWERLINE_LEFT_SOFT_DIVIDER#[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_NAME_COLOR]#W #[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_CURRENT_HARD_DIVIDER_NEXT_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER"
 
 # Legacy status-left definition to be overwritten for tmux Versions 1.8+
-set -g status-left "#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_COLOR] #S #[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_HARD_DIVIDER_NEXT_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env \"\$POWERLINE_COMMAND\" tmux left -R pane_id=\"`tmux display -p '#''D'`\")"
+set -g status-left "#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_COLOR] #S #[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_HARD_DIVIDER_NEXT_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env \"\$POWERLINE_COMMAND\" tmux left -R pane_id=#{pane_id})"
 # vim: ft=tmux
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.7_plus.conf b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.7_plus.conf
index ec225c01..ab7d0b46 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.7_plus.conf
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.7_plus.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-set -g status-right '#(env "$POWERLINE_COMMAND" $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux right -R pane_id="`tmux display -p "#""D"`" --width=`tmux display -p "#""{client_width}"` -R width_adjust=`tmux show-options -g status-left-length | cut -d" " -f 2`)'
-set -g status-left "#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_COLOR] #S #[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_HARD_DIVIDER_NEXT_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env \"\$POWERLINE_COMMAND\" tmux left --width=`tmux display -p '#''{client_width}'` -R width_adjust=`tmux show-options -g status-right-length | cut -d' ' -f2` -R pane_id=\"`tmux display -p '#''D'`\")"
+set -g status-right '#(env "$POWERLINE_COMMAND" $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux right -R pane_id=#{pane_id} --width=#{client_width} -R width_adjust=#{status-left-length})'
+set -g status-left "#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_COLOR] #S #[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_HARD_DIVIDER_NEXT_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env \"\$POWERLINE_COMMAND\" tmux left --width=#{client_width} -R width_adjust=#{status-right-length} -R pane_id=#{pane_id})"
 # vim: ft=tmux
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
index 4edcf211..e7144fb5 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # powerline_tmux_1.8_plus.conf
 # tmux Version 1.8 introduces the 'client_prefix' format variable, applicable
 # for versions 1.8+
-set -qg status-left "#{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_ATTR],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_ATTR]} #S #{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]}#[bg=$_POWERLINE_BACKGROUND_BG]#[nobold]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env \$POWERLINE_COMMAND \$POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux left --width=`tmux display -p '#''{client_width}'` -R width_adjust=`tmux show-options -g status-right-length | cut -d' ' -f2` -R pane_id=\"`tmux display -p '#''D'`\")"
+set -qg status-left "#{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_ATTR],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_ATTR]} #S #{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]}#[bg=$_POWERLINE_BACKGROUND_BG]#[nobold]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env \$POWERLINE_COMMAND \$POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux left --width=#{client_width} -R width_adjust=#{status-right-length} -R pane_id=#{pane_id})"
 # vim: ft=tmux
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_2.1_plus.conf b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_2.1_plus.conf
index 8bf88725..01f6a252 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_2.1_plus.conf
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline_tmux_2.1_plus.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Starting from tmux-2.1 escaping of dollar signs inside #() is harmful
-set -qg status-left "#{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_ATTR],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_ATTR]} #S #{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]}#[bg=$_POWERLINE_BACKGROUND_BG]#[nobold]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env $POWERLINE_COMMAND $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux left --width=`tmux display -p '#''{client_width}'` -R width_adjust=`tmux show-options -g status-right-length | cut -d' ' -f2` -R pane_id=\"`tmux display -p '#''D'`\")"
+set -qg status-left "#{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_ATTR],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_FG]#[bg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]#[$_POWERLINE_SESSION_ATTR]} #S #{?client_prefix,#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_PREFIX_BG],#[fg=$_POWERLINE_SESSION_BG]}#[bg=$_POWERLINE_BACKGROUND_BG]#[nobold]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER#(env $POWERLINE_COMMAND $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS tmux left --width=#{client_width} -R width_adjust=#{status-right-length} -R pane_id=#{pane_id})"
 set -g window-status-format "#[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER_SPACES#I#{?window_flags,#F, } #[$_POWERLINE_WINDOW_DIVIDER_COLOR]$_POWERLINE_LEFT_SOFT_DIVIDER#[default]#W $_POWERLINE_LEFT_HARD_DIVIDER_SPACES"