diff --git a/macos/Ghostty-Info.plist b/macos/Ghostty-Info.plist
index de2c98bf9..eb64fed93 100644
--- a/macos/Ghostty-Info.plist
+++ b/macos/Ghostty-Info.plist
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
-	<key>GHOSTTY_MAC_APP</key>
-	<string>1</string>
 	<key>LSEnvironment</key>
-	<dict/>
+	<dict>
+		<key>GHOSTTY_MAC_APP</key>
+		<string>1</string>
+	</dict>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/macos/Sources/main.swift b/macos/Sources/main.swift
index 9a462b440..990ef8ef1 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/main.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/main.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import GhosttyKit
 // whether we launch from the app or not. A user can fake this if
 // they want but they're doing so at their own detriment...
 let process = ProcessInfo.processInfo
-if (process.environment["GHOSTTY_MAC_APP"] == "") {
+if ((process.environment["GHOSTTY_MAC_APP"] ?? "") == "") {
     ghostty_cli_main(UInt(CommandLine.argc), CommandLine.unsafeArgv)
     exit(1)
 }