diff --git a/ftplugin/rust.lua b/ftplugin/rust.lua
index e905a64f..be2a809d 100644
--- a/ftplugin/rust.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/rust.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+if vim.b.did_ftplugin_rustacean then
+  return
+end
+
+vim.b.did_ftplugin_rustacean = 1
+
 ---@type RustaceanConfig
 local config = require('rustaceanvim.config.internal')
 local types = require('rustaceanvim.types.internal')
diff --git a/lua/rustaceanvim/lsp.lua b/lua/rustaceanvim/lsp.lua
index a920e1a1..6af46ade 100644
--- a/lua/rustaceanvim/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/rustaceanvim/lsp.lua
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ M.start = function(bufnr)
     end
   end
 
+  if not root_dir and vim.tbl_isempty(rust_analyzer.get_active_rustaceanvim_clients(bufnr)) then
+    return vim.lsp.start(lsp_start_opts, {
+      reuse_client = function()
+        return false
+      end,
+      bufnr = bufnr,
+    })
+  end
+
   return vim.lsp.start(lsp_start_opts)
 end