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diff --git a/firewatir/lib/firewatir/firefox.rb b/firewatir/lib/firewatir/firefox.rb
index 68e240c..89d1ccf 100644
--- a/firewatir/lib/firewatir/firefox.rb
+++ b/firewatir/lib/firewatir/firefox.rb
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ module FireWatir
       
       if current_os == :macosx && !%x{ps x | grep firefox-bin | grep -v grep}.empty?
         raise "Firefox is running without -jssh" if jssh_down
-        options[:launch_new_window] = true
+        launch_override = true
       end
       
-      if options[:launch_new_window] and not options[:suppress_launch_process]
+      if launch_override and not options[:suppress_launch_process]
         open_window
       elsif not options[:suppress_launch_process]
         bin = path_to_bin()