diff --git a/config/menus.cfg b/config/menus.cfg
index 73607d2f..b96e3f97 100644
--- a/config/menus.cfg
+++ b/config/menus.cfg
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Raise",                       __A_CMD, "wop * raise")
 ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Lower",                       __A_CMD, "wop * lower")
 ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Shade/Unshade",               __A_CMD, "wop * shade")
 ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Stick/Unstick",               __A_CMD, "wop * stick")
-ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Toggle Skip Window Lists",    __A_CMD, "wop * skip")
+ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Toggle Skip Window Lists",    __A_CMD, "wop * skiplists")
 /* ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Toggle Never Focus",       __A_CMD ,"") */
 ADD_MENU_TEXT_ITEM("Remember...",                 __A_CMD, "remember * dialog")
 ADD_MENU_SUBMENU_TEXT_ITEM("Window Groups",       "WINOPS_GROUP")
diff --git a/src/ipc.c b/src/ipc.c
index b24e5ac0..7d9dc990 100644
--- a/src/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc.c
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ IPC_WinOps(const char *params, Client * c __UNUSED__)
 	if (SetEwinBoolean("fullscreen", &on, param1, 0))
 	   EwinSetFullscreen(ewin, !on);
      }
-   else if (!strcmp(operation, "skiplists"))
+   else if (!strncmp(operation, "skiplists", 4))
      {
 	if (SetEwinBoolean("skiplists", &ewin->skiptask, param1, 1))
 	   EwinOpSkipLists(ewin, ewin->skiptask);