diff --git a/conf/sway/config.d/autostart-p2p-communication.conf b/conf/sway/config.d/autostart-p2p-communication.conf
index 8722bc5a..0843a3a2 100644
--- a/conf/sway/config.d/autostart-p2p-communication.conf
+++ b/conf/sway/config.d/autostart-p2p-communication.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # Very Important Communication Programs, P2P, not expected to get sold
 exec --no-startup-id flatpak run net.jami.Jami
-exec --no-startup-id flatpak run org.briarproject.Briar//stable
+
+# Workaround https://github.com/flathub/org.briarproject.Briar/issues/11
+# runtime version will require bumbing up
+#exec --no-startup-id flatpak run org.briarproject.Briar//stable
+exec --no-startup-id flatpak run --runtime=org.gnome.Platform//43 org.briarproject.Briar//stable