diff --git a/src/nvim/buffer.c b/src/nvim/buffer.c
index 0c301bd5e2..ab648708fc 100644
--- a/src/nvim/buffer.c
+++ b/src/nvim/buffer.c
@@ -2959,7 +2959,17 @@ int setfname(buf_T *buf, char *ffname_arg, char *sfname_arg, bool message)
       obuf = buflist_findname_file_id(ffname, &file_id, file_id_valid);
     }
     if (obuf != NULL && obuf != buf) {
-      if (obuf->b_ml.ml_mfp != NULL) {          // it's loaded, fail
+      bool in_use = false;
+
+      // during startup a window may use a buffer that is not loaded yet
+      FOR_ALL_TAB_WINDOWS(tab, win) {
+        if (win->w_buffer == obuf) {
+          in_use = true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // it's loaded or used in a window, fail
+      if (obuf->b_ml.ml_mfp != NULL || in_use) {
         if (message) {
           emsg(_("E95: Buffer with this name already exists"));
         }
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_startup.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_startup.vim
index c80d98925a..ed4c4526f7 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_startup.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_startup.vim
@@ -1276,4 +1276,36 @@ func Test_write_in_vimrc()
   call delete('Xvimrc')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_echo_true_in_cmd()
+  CheckNotGui
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      echo v:true
+      call writefile(['done'], 'Xresult')
+      quit
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xscript')
+  if RunVim([], [], '--cmd "source Xscript"')
+    call assert_equal(['done'], readfile('Xresult'))
+  endif
+  call delete('Xscript')
+  call delete('Xresult')
+endfunc
+
+func Test_rename_buffer_on_startup()
+  CheckUnix
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      call writefile(['done'], 'Xresult')
+      qa!
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xscript')
+  if RunVim([], [], "--clean -e -s --cmd 'file x|new|file x' --cmd 'so Xscript'")
+    call assert_equal(['done'], readfile('Xresult'))
+  endif
+  call delete('Xscript')
+  call delete('Xresult')
+endfunc
+
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab