diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index d7df7bd7..67debf32 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int getWorkspaceIDFromString(const std::string& in, std::string& outName) {
         }
         outName = WORKSPACENAME;
     } else {
-        if (in[0] == 'm' || in[0] == 'e') {
+        if ((in[0] == 'm' || in[0] == 'e') && (in[1] == '-' || in[1] == '+') && isNumber(in.substr(2))) {
             bool onAllMonitors = in[0] == 'e';
 
             if (!g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) {
@@ -253,14 +253,22 @@ int getWorkspaceIDFromString(const std::string& in, std::string& outName) {
             outName = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(currentID)->m_szName;
 
         } else {
-            if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor)
-                result = std::max((int)getPlusMinusKeywordResult(in, g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspace), 1);
-            else if (isNumber(in))
+            if (in[0] == '+' || in[0] == '-') {
+                if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor)
+                    result = std::max((int)getPlusMinusKeywordResult(in, g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspace), 1);
+                else {
+                    Debug::log(ERR, "Relative workspace on no mon!");
+                    result = INT_MAX;
+                }
+            } else if (isNumber(in))
                 result = std::max(std::stoi(in), 1);
             else {
-                Debug::log(ERR, "Relative workspace on no mon!");
-                result = INT_MAX;
+                // maybe name
+                const auto PWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByName(in);
+                if (PWORKSPACE)
+                    result = PWORKSPACE->m_iID;
             }
+            
             outName = std::to_string(result);
         }
     }