diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1c4500..7f7dcc1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         - **.PATCH**: Pull Request Title (PR Author) [PR Number](Link to PR)
 -->
 #### 6.4
+- **.5**: Ensure events are (or aren't) being ignored correctly. (PhilRunninger) [#1080](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1080)
 - **.4**: Prevent overwriting existing files/dirs on node move. (PhilRunninger) [#1079](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1079)
 - **.3**: Fix regex that finds keyword for minimal menu. (PhilRunninger) [#1075](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1075)
 - **.2**: Lint vimscript, fix errors and warnings, add CI job to review PRs (Caleb Maclennan) [#1071](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1071)
diff --git a/autoload/nerdtree.vim b/autoload/nerdtree.vim
index 5c9af89..156b260 100644
--- a/autoload/nerdtree.vim
+++ b/autoload/nerdtree.vim
@@ -169,8 +169,11 @@ function! nerdtree#exec(cmd, ignoreAll) abort
     if a:ignoreAll
         set eventignore=all
     endif
-    exec a:cmd
-    let &eventignore = old_ei
+    try
+        exec a:cmd
+    finally
+        let &eventignore = old_ei
+    endtry
 endfunction
 
 " FUNCTION: nerdtree#has_opt(options, name) {{{2
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim b/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
index 39e3f55..67fd3ce 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
@@ -333,14 +333,17 @@ function! s:Creator._tabpagevar(tabnr, var)
     let old_ei = &eventignore
     set eventignore=all
 
-    exec 'tabnext ' . a:tabnr
-    let v = -1
-    if exists('t:' . a:var)
-        exec 'let v = t:' . a:var
-    endif
-    exec 'tabnext ' . currentTab
+    try
+        exec 'tabnext ' . a:tabnr
+        let v = -1
+        if exists('t:' . a:var)
+            exec 'let v = t:' . a:var
+        endif
+        exec 'tabnext ' . currentTab
 
-    let &eventignore = old_ei
+    finally
+        let &eventignore = old_ei
+    endtry
 
     return v
 endfunction
diff --git a/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim b/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
index 87ec0cf..281116f 100644
--- a/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
+++ b/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ function! s:renameBuffer(bufNum, newNodeName, isDirectory)
         let editStr = g:NERDTreePath.New(a:newNodeName).str({'format': 'Edit'})
     endif
     " 1. ensure that a new buffer is loaded
-    call nerdtree#exec('badd ' . quotedFileName, 1)
+    call nerdtree#exec('badd ' . quotedFileName, 0)
     " 2. ensure that all windows which display the just deleted filename
     " display a buffer for a new filename.
     let s:originalTabNumber = tabpagenr()
     let s:originalWindowNumber = winnr()
-    call nerdtree#exec('tabdo windo if winbufnr(0) ==# ' . a:bufNum . " | exec ':e! " . editStr . "' | endif", 1)
+    call nerdtree#exec('tabdo windo if winbufnr(0) ==# ' . a:bufNum . " | exec ':e! " . editStr . "' | endif", 0)
     call nerdtree#exec('tabnext ' . s:originalTabNumber, 1)
     call nerdtree#exec(s:originalWindowNumber . 'wincmd w', 1)
     " 3. We don't need a previous buffer anymore