diff --git a/dash-frontend/src/tab/monado.rs b/dash-frontend/src/tab/monado.rs
index cac91366..28d8b074 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/src/tab/monado.rs
+++ b/dash-frontend/src/tab/monado.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ enum Task {
 
 	// `ProcessList` tab
 	ProcessListRefresh,
-	ProcessListFocusClient(String),
+	ProcessListFocusClient(i64),
 
 	// `DebugTimings` tab
 	DebugTimingsRefreshSessionList,
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ impl<T> Tab<T> for TabMonado<T> {
 						process_list.refresh(frontend, data, &self.tasks)?;
 					}
 				}
-				Task::ProcessListFocusClient(client_name) => {
+				Task::ProcessListFocusClient(client_id) => {
 					if let Subtab::ProcessList(process_list) = &mut self.subtab {
-						process_list.focus_client(frontend, data, client_name, &self.tasks)?;
+						process_list.focus_client(frontend, data, client_id, &self.tasks)?;
 					}
 				}
 				Task::DebugTimingsRefreshSessionList => {
@@ -676,10 +676,10 @@ impl SubtabProcessList {
 		let checkbox = state_cell.fetch_component_as::<ComponentCheckbox>("checkbox")?;
 		checkbox.on_toggle({
 			let tasks = tasks.clone();
-			let client_name = client.name.clone();
+			let client_id = client.id;
 			Box::new(move |_common, e| {
 				if e.checked {
-					tasks.push(Task::ProcessListFocusClient(client_name.clone()));
+					tasks.push(Task::ProcessListFocusClient(client_id));
 				}
 				Ok(())
 			})
@@ -694,10 +694,10 @@ impl SubtabProcessList {
 		&mut self,
 		frontend: &mut Frontend<T>,
 		data: &mut T,
-		name: String,
+		client_id: i64,
 		tasks: &Tasks<Task>,
 	) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-		frontend.interface.monado_client_focus(data, &name)?;
+		frontend.interface.monado_client_focus(data, client_id)?;
 		tasks.push(Task::ProcessListRefresh);
 		Ok(())
 	}
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/dashboard.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/dashboard.rs
index 84577399..b0a2334b 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/dashboard.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/dashboard.rs
@@ -620,12 +620,12 @@ impl DashInterface<AppState> for DashInterfaceLive {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "openxr")]
-    fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, app: &mut AppState, name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, app: &mut AppState, client_id: i64) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let Some(monado) = &mut app.monado_state else {
             return Ok(()); // no monado available
         };
 
-        monado_client_focus(&mut monado.ipc, name)
+        monado_client_focus(&mut monado.ipc, client_id)
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "openxr")]
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ impl DashInterface<AppState> for DashInterfaceLive {
         anyhow::bail!("Not supported in this build.")
     }
     #[cfg(not(feature = "openxr"))]
-    fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, _: &mut AppState, _: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, _: &mut AppState, _: i64) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         anyhow::bail!("Not supported in this build.")
     }
     #[cfg(not(feature = "openxr"))]
@@ -804,16 +804,15 @@ fn monado_list_clients_filtered(
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "openxr")]
-fn monado_client_focus(monado: &mut libmonado::Monado, name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+fn monado_client_focus(monado: &mut libmonado::Monado, client_id: i64) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let clients = monado_list_clients_filtered(monado)?;
 
     for mut client in clients {
-        let client_name = client.name()?;
-        if client_name != name {
+        if client.id() != client_id as u32 {
             continue;
         }
 
-        log::info!("Monado focus set to {client_name}");
+        log::info!("Monado focus set to {client_id}");
         client.set_primary()?;
         return Ok(());
     }
diff --git a/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs b/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs
index d61d4311..5af7307f 100644
--- a/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs
+++ b/wlx-common/src/dash_interface.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub trait DashInterface<T> {
 	fn process_list(&mut self, data: &mut T) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<WvrProcess>>;
 	fn process_terminate(&mut self, data: &mut T, handle: WvrProcessHandle) -> anyhow::Result<()>;
 	fn monado_client_list(&mut self, data: &mut T, filtered: bool) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<MonadoClient>>;
-	fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, data: &mut T, name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()>;
+	fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, data: &mut T, client_id: i64) -> anyhow::Result<()>;
 	fn monado_brightness_get(&mut self, data: &mut T) -> Option<f32>;
 	fn monado_brightness_set(&mut self, data: &mut T, brightness: f32) -> Option<()>;
 	fn monado_metrics_set_enabled(&mut self, data: &mut T, enabled: bool) -> bool;
diff --git a/wlx-common/src/dash_interface_emulated.rs b/wlx-common/src/dash_interface_emulated.rs
index 699282af..2b9d9143 100644
--- a/wlx-common/src/dash_interface_emulated.rs
+++ b/wlx-common/src/dash_interface_emulated.rs
@@ -251,14 +251,14 @@ impl DashInterface<()> for DashInterfaceEmulated {
 		Ok(self.monado_clients.clone())
 	}
 
-	fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, _data: &mut (), name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+	fn monado_client_focus(&mut self, _data: &mut (), client_id: i64) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 		for client in self.monado_clients.iter_mut() {
 			client.is_focused = false;
 			client.is_active = false;
 			client.is_primary = false;
 		}
 
-		if let Some(client) = self.monado_clients.iter_mut().find(|m| m.name == name) {
+		if let Some(client) = self.monado_clients.iter_mut().find(|m| m.id == client_id) {
 			client.is_active = true;
 			client.is_focused = true;
 			client.is_primary = true;