diff --git a/root/defaults/startwm.sh b/root/defaults/startwm.sh
index fff6c18a..f06eee46 100755
--- a/root/defaults/startwm.sh
+++ b/root/defaults/startwm.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,10 @@ setterm blank 0
 setterm powerdown 0
 gsettings set org.mate.Marco.general compositing-manager false
 
-# Launch DE
-/usr/bin/mate-session > /dev/null 2>&1
+# Dbus defaults
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/tmp/xdg-runtime-${PUID}"
+mkdir -p -m700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
+chown -R "${PUID}:${PGID}" "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
+
+# Start DE
+exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/mate-session > /dev/null 2>&1