diff --git a/js/misc/util.js b/js/misc/util.js
index e6065c446..b9d5e43a7 100644
--- a/js/misc/util.js
+++ b/js/misc/util.js
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ function spawnApp(argv) {
 function trySpawn(argv) {
     var success_, pid;
     try {
+        const launchContext = global.create_app_launch_context(0, -1);
         [success_, pid] = GLib.spawn_async(
-            null, argv, null,
+            null, argv, launchContext.get_environment(),
             GLib.SpawnFlags.SEARCH_PATH | GLib.SpawnFlags.DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD,
             () => {
                 try {