diff --git a/systemd/hyprland-uwsm.desktop b/systemd/hyprland-uwsm.desktop
index e00f4aa2e..3f37532d0 100644
--- a/systemd/hyprland-uwsm.desktop
+++ b/systemd/hyprland-uwsm.desktop
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 Name=Hyprland (uwsm-managed)
 Comment=An intelligent dynamic tiling Wayland compositor
 Exec=uwsm start -- hyprland.desktop
+TryExec=uwsm
 DesktopNames=Hyprland
 Type=Application