diff --git a/nix/packages/owmods-gui.nix b/nix/packages/owmods-gui.nix
index ba2527db..ef92eddc 100644
--- a/nix/packages/owmods-gui.nix
+++ b/nix/packages/owmods-gui.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   desktopItems = [
     (makeDesktopItem {
       name = "outer-wilds-mod-manager";
-      exec = "outer-wilds-mod-manager %u";
+      exec = "outer-wilds-mod-manager %U";
       icon = "outer-wilds-mod-manager";
       desktopName = "Outer Wilds Mod Manager";
       categories = ["Game"];
diff --git a/owmods_gui/backend/src/main.rs b/owmods_gui/backend/src/main.rs
index e2e76963..8fe4a33e 100644
--- a/owmods_gui/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/owmods_gui/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ async fn update(app: tauri::AppHandle) -> error::Result {
     use tauri_plugin_dialog::{MessageDialogButtons, MessageDialogKind, MessageDialogResult, DialogExt};
     use tauri_plugin_updater::UpdaterExt;
 
+    let skip = std::env::var("OWMM_NO_UPDATES").is_ok_and(|s| s == "1");
+
+    if skip {
+        log::debug!("Skipping updater");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     app.plugin(tauri_plugin_updater::Builder::new().build())
         .context("While adding plugin")?;
 
diff --git a/owmods_gui/backend/tauri.conf.json b/owmods_gui/backend/tauri.conf.json
index f991647a..295d42db 100644
--- a/owmods_gui/backend/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/owmods_gui/backend/tauri.conf.json
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@
     "resources": [],
     "shortDescription": "A manager for Outer Wilds mods",
     "targets": "all",
+		"linux": {
+			"deb": {
+				"desktopTemplate": "template.desktop"
+			},
+			"rpm": {
+				"desktopTemplate": "template.desktop"
+			}
+		},
     "windows": {
       "certificateThumbprint": null,
       "digestAlgorithm": "sha256",
diff --git a/owmods_gui/backend/template.desktop b/owmods_gui/backend/template.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d56a80e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owmods_gui/backend/template.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Categories={{categories}}
+{{#if comment}}
+Comment={{comment}}
+{{/if}}
+Exec={{exec}} %U
+StartupWMClass={{exec}}
+Icon={{icon}}
+Name={{name}}
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+{{#if mime_type}}
+MimeType={{mime_type}}
+{{/if}}
diff --git a/xtask/src/gui_templates/PKGBUILD b/xtask/src/gui_templates/PKGBUILD
index 64cf02f1..f2b8a9bf 100644
--- a/xtask/src/gui_templates/PKGBUILD
+++ b/xtask/src/gui_templates/PKGBUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ sha256sums=()
 package() {
     tar xpf data.tar.gz -C "${srcdir}"
     install -Dm755 "usr/bin/${_appname}" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${_appname}"
+		sed -i "s/Exec=owmods_gui/Exec=env OWMM_NO_UPDATES=1 owmods_gui/g" "usr/share/applications/Outer Wilds Mod Manager.desktop"
     install -Dm755 "usr/share/applications/Outer Wilds Mod Manager.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/Outer Wilds Mod Manager.desktop"
 
     install -Dm644 "usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/${_appname}.png" "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/${_appname}.png"