diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d45bbac1..8e644431 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ jobs:
         run: | 
           npm install
 
+      - name: Download host-spawn
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ matrix.architecture }}" == "x64" ]; then
+            curl -fsSL -o ./extras/host-spawn https://github.com/1player/host-spawn/releases/latest/download/host-spawn-x86_64
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.architecture }}" == "arm64" ]; then
+            curl -fsSL -o ./extras/host-spawn https://github.com/1player/host-spawn/releases/latest/download/host-spawn-aarch64
+          fi
+
       - name: Build Release Files
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/electron/main/backend/install-manager.ts b/electron/main/backend/install-manager.ts
index 393d1059..1aa40976 100644
--- a/electron/main/backend/install-manager.ts
+++ b/electron/main/backend/install-manager.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { promisify } from 'node:util';
 import pino from 'pino';
 
 import { InstalledAppInfo } from '../../typedefinition';
-import { lookup } from 'node:dns';
 
 const logger = pino({ 'name': 'install-manager' });
 
@@ -408,8 +407,8 @@ ipcMain.handle('launch-app', async (_event, pkgname: string) => {
     logger.warn('No pkgname provided for launch-app');
   }
 
-  const execCommand = '/opt/apm-store/extras/apm-launcher';
-  const execParams = [ 'launch', pkgname ];
+  const execCommand = "/opt/apm-store/extras/host-spawn-x86_64";
+  const execParams = ['/opt/apm-store/extras/apm-launcher', 'launch', pkgname ];
 
   logger.info(`Launching app: ${pkgname} with command: ${execCommand} ${execParams.join(' ')}`);