diff --git a/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp b/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp
index 5101cfb..3987cfe 100644
--- a/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp
@@ -262,12 +262,9 @@ namespace SDDM {
         QProcess *displayScript = new QProcess();
 
         // set process environment
-        QProcessEnvironment env;
+        QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
         env.insert(QStringLiteral("DISPLAY"), m_display);
-        env.insert(QStringLiteral("HOME"), QStringLiteral("/"));
-        env.insert(QStringLiteral("PATH"), mainConfig.Users.DefaultPath.get());
         env.insert(QStringLiteral("XAUTHORITY"), m_xauth.authPath());
-        env.insert(QStringLiteral("SHELL"), QStringLiteral("/bin/sh"));
         env.insert(QStringLiteral("XCURSOR_THEME"), mainConfig.Theme.CursorTheme.get());
         QString xcursorSize = mainConfig.Theme.CursorSize.get();
         if (!xcursorSize.isEmpty())