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 * fix: error on duplicate pane_template / tab_template definitions in layouts (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1792)
 * fix: accept session-name through the cli properly (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1793)
 * fix: Prevent recursive sessions from layout files (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1766)
+* fix: better error messages and recovery from layout issues (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1797)
 
 ## [0.31.4] - 2022-09-09
 * Terminal compatibility: improve vttest compliance (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1671)