diff --git a/home-manager/modules/river/default.nix b/home-manager/modules/river/default.nix
index 52d5443..e0954b9 100644
--- a/home-manager/modules/river/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/modules/river/default.nix
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ in
       };
 
       extraConfig = ''
+        export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=river
         ${pkgs.river-filtile}/bin/filtile -view-padding 5 -outer-padding 5 &
       '';
     };
@@ -223,9 +224,5 @@ in
     xdg.configFile."xkb/symbols/us" = {
       source = ./keyboard-layout.xkb;
     };
-
-    home.sessionVariables = {
-      XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = "river";
-    };
   };
 }