diff --git a/source/ubl-settings-manager.c b/source/ubl-settings-manager.c
index bb71b54..466d131 100644
--- a/source/ubl-settings-manager.c
+++ b/source/ubl-settings-manager.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ main_window *yon_main_window_setup(){
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
+    g_setenv("GDK_BACKEND","x11",1);
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
     textdomain (LocaleName);
     yon_ubl_connect_config((_template_config*)&main_config);