diff --git a/apps/startui.cpp b/apps/startui.cpp
index 13b4011e..e0494a5f 100644
--- a/apps/startui.cpp
+++ b/apps/startui.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
     StringView wind_command[] = { "/usr/bin/wind" };
     TRY(os::Process::spawn(wind_command[0], Slice<StringView>(wind_command, 1)));
 
-    TRY(wait_until_file_created("/tmp/wsys.sock", 10000));
-
     clearenv();
     chdir(pw->pw_dir);
     setenv("PATH", "/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin", 1);
@@ -122,6 +120,9 @@ Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
     StringView launch_command[] = { "/usr/bin/launch" };
     TRY(spawn_process_as_user(Slice<StringView>(launch_command, 1), pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_gid, groups.slice()));
 
+    TRY(wait_until_file_created("/tmp/wsys.sock", 10000));
+    TRY(wait_until_file_created("/tmp/launch.sock", 10000));
+
     StringView taskbar_command[] = { "/usr/bin/taskbar" };
     TRY(spawn_process_as_user(Slice<StringView>(taskbar_command, 1), pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_gid, system_groups.slice()));