diff --git a/scripts/run_desktop.sh b/scripts/run_desktop.sh
index 2ec26a8c..9b6bea4a 100755
--- a/scripts/run_desktop.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_desktop.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pushd internal_filesystem/
 	elif [ ! -z "$script" ]; then # it's an app name
 		scriptdir="$script"
 		echo "Running app from $scriptdir"
-		"$binary" -X heapsize=$HEAPSIZE  -v -i -c "$(cat boot_unix.py main.py) ; import mpos.apps; mpos.apps.start_app('$scriptdir')"
+		"$binary" -X heapsize=$HEAPSIZE  -v -i -c "import sys ; sys.path.append('lib/') ; import mpos.main ; import mpos.apps; mpos.apps.start_app('$scriptdir')"
 	else
 		"$binary" -X heapsize=$HEAPSIZE -v -i -c "import sys ; sys.path.append('lib/') ; import mpos.main"
 	fi