diff --git a/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp b/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp
index 7ab75fd5..e9b155a4 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void CWorkspace::rememberPrevWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& prev) {
 
 std::string CWorkspace::getConfigName() {
     if (m_bIsSpecialWorkspace) {
-        return "special:" + m_szName;
+        return m_szName;
     }
 
     if (m_iID > 0)
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index 779b45b1..b8061bef 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ bool isDirection(const char& arg) {
 int getWorkspaceIDFromString(const std::string& in, std::string& outName) {
     int result = WORKSPACE_INVALID;
     if (in.starts_with("special")) {
-        outName = "special";
+        outName = "special:special";
 
         if (in.length() > 8) {
             const auto NAME = in.substr(8);
@@ -833,4 +833,4 @@ bool envEnabled(const std::string& env) {
     if (!ENV)
         return false;
     return std::string(ENV) == "1";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}