diff --git a/data/cosmic.desktop b/data/cosmic.desktop
index 3d288c5a..e4508994 100644
--- a/data/cosmic.desktop
+++ b/data/cosmic.desktop
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=Cosmic
 Commment=This session logs you into Cosmic
-Exec=/usr/bin/cosmic-service
+Exec=cosmic-comp
 Type=Application
 DesktopNames=pop:COSMIC
-X-GDM-SessionRegisters=false
\ No newline at end of file
+X-GDM-SessionRegisters=false

diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4c9c4860..f5b679e6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     logger::init_logger()?;
     info!("Cosmic starting up!");
 
+    // Advise xdg-desktop-portal which *-portals.conf to load
+    std::env::set_var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "cosmic");
+    // Mimic wlroots, used by https://github.com/qt/qtbase/commit/4b4870a12cd9
+    std::env::set_var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "wayland");
+	
     profiling::register_thread!("Main Thread");
     #[cfg(feature = "profile-with-tracy")]
     tracy_client::Client::start();