diff --git a/src/input/mod.rs b/src/input/mod.rs
index 1723ea23..015129f2 100644
--- a/src/input/mod.rs
+++ b/src/input/mod.rs
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ impl State {
                                         .arg("-c")
                                         .arg(command)
                                         .env("WAYLAND_DISPLAY", &self.common.socket)
+                                        .env_remove("COSMIC_SESSION_SOCK")
                                         .spawn()
                                     {
                                         slog_scope::warn!("Failed to spawn: {}", err);