diff --git a/nixos/wsl.nix b/nixos/wsl.nix
index d430d7f..3e2acc0 100644
--- a/nixos/wsl.nix
+++ b/nixos/wsl.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   ];
   environment.sessionVariables = {
     NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
+    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = "/mnt/wslg/runtime-dir"; #sometimes gui apps stop working in wsl. This option makes GUI apps load much slower but at least they work https://github.com/microsoft/wslg/issues/1303#issuecomment-2764300164
   };
 
   hardware = {