diff --git a/snap/local/launcher b/snap/local/launcher
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..29c0f5c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/local/launcher
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$SNAP_REAL_HOME/.config"
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="$SNAP_REAL_HOME/.local/share"
+
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 59c7edc99..15601c240 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ apps:
 parts:
   launcher:
     plugin: dump
-    source: snap/local/
+    source: snap/local
+    source-type: local
     organize:
       launcher: bin/