diff --git a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 31cfcfa2..9699226b 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -910,6 +910,9 @@ void MainWindow::autoAddScreen(const QString name)
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		else {
+			startSynergy();
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp b/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp
index 77e27040..75bd7d42 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int ServerConfig::autoAddScreen(const QString name)
 	}
 	if (findScreenName(name, targetIndex)) {
 		// already exists.
-		return kAutoAddScreenOk;
+		return kAutoAddScreenIgnore;
 	}
 
 	int result = showAddClientDialog(name);