diff --git a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
index a1137265f..fcb3a9511 100644
--- a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ class TabView extends SortableList
     @find(".tab:eq(#{index})").remove()
 
   containsTab: (tab) ->
-    unique = true
-    path   = $(tab).view().buffer.file.path
-    paths  = $.makeArray(@find('.tab')).map (e) ->
-      $(e).view().buffer.file.path
+    path   = $(tab).view().representedPath()
+    paths  = $.makeArray(@find('.tab')).map (e) -> $(e).view().representedPath()
 
     return paths.some (tabpath) -> tabpath == path
 
diff --git a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab.coffee b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab.coffee
index f538adb01..50d80cba2 100644
--- a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab.coffee
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ class Tab extends View
       fileNameText = 'untitled'
 
     @fileName.text(fileNameText)
-    @fileName.attr('title', @editSession.getPath())
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+    @fileName.attr('title', @editSession.getPath())
+
+  representedPath: ->
+    @buffer.file.path
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