diff --git a/src/applicationmodel.cpp b/src/applicationmodel.cpp
index e6cf065..8e70fe4 100644
--- a/src/applicationmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/applicationmodel.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "applicationmodel.h"
+#include "processprovider.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #include <QProcess>
@@ -192,25 +193,21 @@ bool ApplicationModel::openNewInstance(const QString &appId)
     if (!item)
         return false;
 
-    QProcess process;
-
-    if (appId == "cutefish-launcher")
-        process.setArguments(QStringList() << "--show");
-
     if (!item->exec.isEmpty()) {
         QStringList args = item->exec.split(" ");
-        process.setProgram(args.first());
+        QString exec = args.first();
         args.removeFirst();
 
         if (!args.isEmpty()) {
-            process.setArguments(args);
+            ProcessProvider::startDetached(exec, args);
+        } else {
+            ProcessProvider::startDetached(exec);
         }
-
     } else {
-        process.setProgram(appId);
+        ProcessProvider::startDetached(appId);
     }
 
-    return process.startDetached();
+    return true;
 }
 
 void ApplicationModel::closeAllByAppId(const QString &appId)
diff --git a/src/processprovider.cpp b/src/processprovider.cpp
index 3a08262..0daef9e 100644
--- a/src/processprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/processprovider.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "processprovider.h"
-#include <QProcess>
+#include <QDBusInterface>
+#include <QDBusPendingCall>
 
 ProcessProvider::ProcessProvider(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
@@ -28,8 +29,14 @@ ProcessProvider::ProcessProvider(QObject *parent)
 
 bool ProcessProvider::startDetached(const QString &exec, QStringList args)
 {
-    QProcess process;
-    process.setProgram(exec);
-    process.setArguments(args);
-    return process.startDetached();
+    QDBusInterface iface("com.cutefish.Session",
+                         "/Session",
+                         "com.cutefish.Session", QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
+
+    if (iface.isValid()) {
+        iface.asyncCall("launch", exec, args).waitForFinished();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/processprovider.h b/src/processprovider.h
index 8c4cf4d..d6633e9 100644
--- a/src/processprovider.h
+++ b/src/processprovider.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ProcessProvider : public QObject
 public:
     explicit ProcessProvider(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE bool startDetached(const QString &exec, QStringList args = QStringList());
+    Q_INVOKABLE static bool startDetached(const QString &exec, QStringList args = QStringList());
 };
 
 #endif // PROCESSPROVIDER_H