diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da8fdbe1..82d85789 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ Swiping the trackpad horizontally with three fingers (only available in Wayland)
 | <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>Left</kbd> or <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>Right</kbd> | Move the current window to the left or right |
 | <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>Up</kbd> or <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>Down</kbd>    | Move the current window up or down |
 | <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>I</kbd>                                                                      | Absorb window into the active column |
-| <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>O</kbd>                                                                      | Expel the bottom window from vertical stack |
-| <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>P</kbd>                                                                      | Expel the active window from vertical stack |
+| <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>O</kbd>                                                                      | Expel the bottom window from vertically tiled windows |
+| <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>P</kbd>                                                                      | Expel the active window from vertically tiled windows |
 | <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>C</kbd>                                                                      | Center windows horizontally |
 | <kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>F</kbd>                                                      | Toggle fullscreen |
 | <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>F</kbd>                                                                      | Maximize the width of a window |
diff --git a/tiling.js b/tiling.js
index 0283f917..80d90273 100644
--- a/tiling.js
+++ b/tiling.js
@@ -4932,7 +4932,7 @@ export function barf(metaWindow, expelWindow) {
     const direction = Settings.prefs.open_window_position;
     switch (direction) {
     case Settings.OpenWindowPositions.LEFT:
-        to = index - 1;
+        to = index; // if left then current index will increment
         break;
     case Settings.OpenWindowPositions.RIGHT:
     default:
@@ -4943,7 +4943,7 @@ export function barf(metaWindow, expelWindow) {
     // // remove metawindow from column
     if (expelWindow) {
         // remove expelWindow from current column
-        const indexOfWindow = column.indexOf(metaWindow);
+        const indexOfWindow = column.indexOf(expelWindow);
         column.splice(indexOfWindow, 1);
     }
     else {