diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 060ac1c..3f09212 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 # Debian packaging stuff
 .cargo
+vendor/
 vendor.tar
 *.xz
 *.deb
@@ -19,3 +20,11 @@ vendor.tar
 *.deb.tar.*
 *.buildinfo
 *.build
+debian/*
+!debian/*install
+!debian/*postinst
+!debian/changelog
+!debian/control
+!debian/links
+!debian/rules
+!debian/source
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6e87af9..b9b4273 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 		comp::create_privileged_socket(&mut sockets, &env_vars)
 			.wrap_err("failed to create dock socket")?,
 	);
+	generic::run_executable(
+		token.child_token(),
+		info_span!(parent: None, "cosmic-applet host"),
+		"cosmic-applet-host",
+		vec![],
+		comp::create_privileged_socket(&mut sockets, &env_vars)
+			.wrap_err("failed to create applet-host socket")?,
+	);
 	socket_tx.send(sockets).unwrap();
 
 	let mut signals = Signals::new(vec![libc::SIGTERM, libc::SIGINT]).unwrap();