--- a/AppRun.c
+++ b/AppRun.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <wait.h>
 
 #define die(...)                                    \
     do {                                            \
@@ -102,6 +103,11 @@
             line[n] = '\0';
     }
 
+    int pid;
+    if ((pid = fork()) == -1) {
+        int error = errno;
+        die("fork() failed: %s\n", strerror(error));
+    } else if (pid == 0) {
     // count arguments
     char*   arg         = exe;
     int     argcount    = 0;
@@ -165,6 +171,11 @@
     size_t length;
     const char *format;
 
+    checkrt(usr_in_appdir);
+
+    if (optional_ld_preload)
+        putenv(optional_ld_preload);
+
     /* https://docs.python.org/2/using/cmdline.html#envvar-PYTHONHOME */
     SET_NEW_ENV(new_pythonhome, appdir_s, "PYTHONHOME=%s/usr/", appdir);
 
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@
     SET_NEW_ENV(new_path, appdir_s*5 + strlen(old_env), "PATH=%s/usr/bin/:%s/usr/sbin/:%s/usr/games/:%s/bin/:%s/sbin/:%s", appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, old_env);
 
     old_env = getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH") ?: "";
-    SET_NEW_ENV(new_ld_library_path, appdir_s*10 + strlen(old_env), "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s/usr/lib/:%s/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/:%s/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:%s/usr/lib32/:%s/usr/lib64/:%s/lib/:%s/lib/i386-linux-gnu/:%s/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:%s/lib32/:%s/lib64/:%s", appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, old_env);
+    SET_NEW_ENV(new_ld_library_path, strlen(optional_ld_library_path) + appdir_s*10 + strlen(old_env), "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s%s/usr/lib/:%s/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/:%s/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:%s/usr/lib32/:%s/usr/lib64/:%s/lib/:%s/lib/i386-linux-gnu/:%s/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:%s/lib32/:%s/lib64/:%s", optional_ld_library_path, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, appdir, old_env);
 
     old_env = getenv("PYTHONPATH") ?: "";
     SET_NEW_ENV(new_pythonpath, appdir_s + strlen(old_env), "PYTHONPATH=%s/usr/share/pyshared/:%s", appdir, old_env);
@@ -197,15 +208,12 @@
     putenv("PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1");
 
     /* Run */
-    ret = execvp(exe, outargptrs);
-
-    int error = errno;
+    execvp(exe, outargptrs);
 
-    if (ret == -1)
-        die("Error executing '%s': %s\n", exe, strerror(error));
+    free(optional_ld_library_path);
+    if (optional_ld_preload)
+        free(optional_ld_preload);
 
-    free(line);
-    free(desktop_file);
     free(usr_in_appdir);
     free(new_pythonhome);
     free(new_path);
@@ -215,5 +223,16 @@
     free(new_perllib);
     free(new_gsettings_schema_dir);
     free(new_qt_plugin_path);
-    return 0;
+
+    int error = errno;
+    die("Error executing '%s': %s\n", exe, strerror(error));
+    }
+
+    int status = 0;
+    int rv = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+    status = rv > 0 && WIFEXITED (status) ? WEXITSTATUS (status) : 1;
+
+    free(line);
+    free(desktop_file);
+    return status;
 }