diff --git a/common/exwm.nix b/common/exwm.nix
index 676be2f..12050e3 100644
--- a/common/exwm.nix
+++ b/common/exwm.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     windowManager.session = [{
       name = "my-exwm";
       start = ''
+        systemctl --user import-environment PATH DISPLAY XAUTHORITY DESKTOP_SESSION XDG_CONFIG_DIRS XDG_DATA_DIRS XDG_RUNTIME_DIR XDG_SESSION_ID DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS || true
+        dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd --all || true
         ${pkgs.myEmacs}/bin/emacs -l /home/benson/.emacs.d/init.el
       '';
     }];