--- a/AppRun.c
+++ b/AppRun.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         exit( 1 );                              \
     } while (0);
 
-#define NEW_LD_LIBRARY_PATH "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./lib/:./lib/i386-linux-gnu/:./lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:./lib32/:./lib64/:../lib/:../lib/i386-linux-gnu/:../lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:../lib32/:../lib64/:%s"
+#define NEW_LD_LIBRARY_PATH "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s./lib/:./lib/i386-linux-gnu/:./lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:./lib32/:./lib64/:../lib/:../lib/i386-linux-gnu/:../lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:../lib32/:../lib64/:%s"
 #define NEW_PATH "PATH=./bin/:./sbin/:./games/:../bin/:../sbin/:%s"
 #define NEW_PYTHONPATH "PYTHONPATH=./share/pyshared/:%s"
 #define NEW_XDG_DATA_DIRS "XDG_DATA_DIRS=./share/:%s"
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
     char *env, *new_env[7];
 
     env = getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH") ?: "";
-    new_env[0] = malloc( strlen(NEW_LD_LIBRARY_PATH) + strlen(env) );
-    sprintf( new_env[0], NEW_LD_LIBRARY_PATH, env );
+    new_env[0] = malloc( strlen(NEW_LD_LIBRARY_PATH) + strlen(optional) + strlen(env) );
+    sprintf( new_env[0], NEW_LD_LIBRARY_PATH, optional, env );
     // printf( "  using %s\n", new_env[0] );
     putenv( new_env[0] );
 
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@
     // printf( "  using %s\n", new_env[6] );
     putenv( new_env[6] );    
 
+    checkrt();
+
+    if (optional_ld_preload)
+        putenv(optional_ld_preload);
+
     /* Run */
     ret = execvp(executable, argv);
 
@@ -187,6 +192,9 @@
         die( "Error executing '%s'; return code: %d\n", executable, ret );
     }
 
+    free(optional);
+    if (optional_ld_preload)
+        free(optional_ld_preload);
     free(new_env[6]);
     free(new_env[5]);
     free(new_env[4]);