diff --git a/session/application.cpp b/session/application.cpp
index 3625282..89908d1 100644
--- a/session/application.cpp
+++ b/session/application.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv)
 
     qunsetenv("XCURSOR_THEME");
     qunsetenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
+    qunsetenv("SESSION_MANAGER");
+
+    m_networkProxyManager->update();
 
     QTimer::singleShot(100, m_processManager, &ProcessManager::start);
 }
@@ -134,6 +137,15 @@ bool Application::wayland() const
     return m_wayland;
 }
 
+void Application::launch(const QString &exec, const QStringList &args)
+{
+    QProcess process;
+    process.setProgram(exec);
+    process.setProcessEnvironment(QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment());
+    process.setArguments(args);
+    process.startDetached();
+}
+
 void Application::initEnvironments()
 {
     // Set defaults
diff --git a/session/application.h b/session/application.h
index 0cb7f05..fcdccc5 100644
--- a/session/application.h
+++ b/session/application.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public slots:
         m_networkProxyManager->update();
     }
 
+    void launch(const QString &exec, const QStringList &args);
+
 private:
     void initEnvironments();
     void initLanguage();
diff --git a/session/com.cutefish.Session.xml b/session/com.cutefish.Session.xml
index 2ad37ba..9fd6aba 100644
--- a/session/com.cutefish.Session.xml
+++ b/session/com.cutefish.Session.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,9 @@
     <method name="updateNetworkProxy">
       <annotation name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Method.NoReply" value="true"/>
     </method>
+    <method name="launch">
+      <arg name="exec" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="args" type="as" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
   </interface>
 </node>
diff --git a/session/networkproxymanager.cpp b/session/networkproxymanager.cpp
index 0769f9f..e648ac2 100644
--- a/session/networkproxymanager.cpp
+++ b/session/networkproxymanager.cpp
@@ -17,22 +17,26 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+
 #include "networkproxymanager.h"
 #include <QDBusPendingCall>
 #include <QDBusMessage>
+#include <QProcess>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 
 NetworkProxyManager::NetworkProxyManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
-    , m_settings("cutefishos", "network")
+    , m_settings(QSettings::UserScope, "cutefishos", "network")
 {
-    update();
 }
 
 void NetworkProxyManager::update()
 {
     qunsetenv("HTTP_PROXY");
+    qunsetenv("HTTPS_PROXY");
     qunsetenv("FTP_PROXY");
+    qunsetenv("ALL_PROXY");
+    qunsetenv("NO_PROXY");
 
     m_settings.sync();
 
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ void NetworkProxyManager::update()
     m_socksProxyPort = m_settings.value("SocksProxyPort", "").toString();
 
     QMap<QString, QString> dbusActivationEnv;
+    QStringList systemdUpdates;
 
     if (m_flag == 0) {
         // No proxy
@@ -56,34 +61,25 @@ void NetworkProxyManager::update()
         // Use manually specified proxy configuration
 
         QString httpProxy = QString("http://%1:%2/").arg(m_httpProxy).arg(m_httpProxyPort);
+        QString ftpProxy = QString("http://%1:%2/").arg(m_ftpProxy).arg(m_ftpProxyPort);
+
+        if (m_useSameProxy) {
+            ftpProxy = httpProxy;
+        }
 
         if (!m_httpProxy.isEmpty() && !m_httpProxyPort.isEmpty()) {
             qputenv("HTTP_PROXY", httpProxy.toLatin1());
-            dbusActivationEnv.insert("HTTP_PROXY", httpProxy);
+            qputenv("HTTPS_PROXY", httpProxy.toLatin1());
         }
 
-        if (m_useSameProxy) {
-            if (!m_ftpProxy.isEmpty() && !m_ftpProxyPort.isEmpty()) {
-                qputenv("FTP_PROXY", httpProxy.toLatin1());
-                dbusActivationEnv.insert("FTP_PROXY", httpProxy);
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (!m_ftpProxy.isEmpty() && !m_ftpProxyPort.isEmpty()) {
-                qputenv("FTP_PROXY", QString("http://%1:%2/").arg(m_ftpProxy).arg(m_ftpProxyPort).toLatin1());
-                dbusActivationEnv.insert("FTP_PROXY", QString("http://%1:%2/").arg(m_ftpProxy).arg(m_ftpProxyPort).toLatin1());
-            }
+        if (!m_ftpProxy.isEmpty() && !m_ftpProxyPort.isEmpty()) {
+            qputenv("FTP_PROXY", ftpProxy.toLatin1());
         }
 
-        // if (!m_socksProxy.isEmpty() && !m_socksProxyPort.isEmpty()) {
-        //     qputenv("ALL_PROXY", QString("socks://%1:%2/").arg(m_socksProxy).arg(m_socksProxyPort).toLatin1());
-        // }
-    }
+        qputenv("NO_PROXY", "localhost,127.0.0.0/8,::1");
 
-    QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.DBus"),
-                                                      QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/DBus"),
-                                                      QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.DBus"),
-                                                      QStringLiteral("UpdateActivationEnvironment"));
-    msg.setArguments({QVariant::fromValue(dbusActivationEnv)});
-    QDBusPendingCall reply = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(msg);
-    reply.waitForFinished();
+         if (!m_socksProxy.isEmpty() && !m_socksProxyPort.isEmpty()) {
+             qputenv("ALL_PROXY", QString("socks://%1:%2/").arg(m_socksProxy).arg(m_socksProxyPort).toLatin1());
+         }
+    }
 }