diff --git a/desktop/daemon/src/main.rs b/desktop/daemon/src/main.rs
index 879cedf..35bcd73 100644
--- a/desktop/daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/desktop/daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -115,16 +115,14 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
     // costs — on a Wayland session, XWayland clients only.
     let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
 
+    let watcher_conn = blocker_platform_linux::watcher::serve(tx.clone()).ok();
+    if watcher_conn.is_some() {
+        println!("owning the D-Bus name {BUS_NAME}");
+    }
+
     if let Ok(backend) = blocker_platform_linux::kwin::KwinBackend::connect() {
         println!("backend: kwin — native Wayland windows are visible");
-        let _keep_connection = match blocker_platform_linux::watcher::serve(tx) {
-            Ok(c) => c,
-            Err(e) => {
-                eprintln!("blocker-daemon: cannot own {BUS_NAME}: {e}");
-                return ExitCode::FAILURE;
-            }
-        };
-        println!("owning the D-Bus name; entering the event loop");
+        let _keep_connection = watcher_conn;
         run_loop(&rx, &schedules, &usage, &context, blocker_platform_linux::Enforcement::Freeze);
         backend.shutdown();
         return ExitCode::SUCCESS;
diff --git a/desktop/platform-linux/src/kwin.rs b/desktop/platform-linux/src/kwin.rs
index fe0cf0f..bc120f5 100644
--- a/desktop/platform-linux/src/kwin.rs
+++ b/desktop/platform-linux/src/kwin.rs
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ workspace.windowActivated.connect(reportFocus);
 
 // Report whatever is already focused, so the daemon starts with a correct state
 // instead of waiting for the user to alt-tab.
-for (var i = 0; i < workspace.windowList().length; i++) {
-    var w = workspace.windowList()[i];
-    if (w.active) { reportFocus(w); break; }
+if (workspace.activeWindow) {
+    reportFocus(workspace.activeWindow);
 }
 "#;
 
diff --git a/packaging/appimage/bin/runtime-x86_64 b/packaging/appimage/bin/runtime-x86_64
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b94975
Binary files /dev/null and b/packaging/appimage/bin/runtime-x86_64 differ
diff --git a/scripts/build-appimage.sh b/scripts/build-appimage.sh
index bafca64..fec28a9 100755
--- a/scripts/build-appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-appimage.sh
@@ -26,11 +26,24 @@ cp "$PKG_DIR/blocker.svg" "$APPDIR/blocker.svg"
 cp "$PKG_DIR/blocker.svg" "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/"
 chmod +x "$APPDIR/AppRun"
 
+SQUASHFS_IMG="$DIST_DIR/appdir.squashfs"
 OUTPUT_APPIMAGE="$DIST_DIR/Blocker-x86_64.AppImage"
-rm -f "$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE"
+RUNTIME_BIN="$PKG_DIR/bin/runtime-x86_64"
+
+rm -f "$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE" "$SQUASHFS_IMG"
 
 echo "Creating AppImage with mksquashfs..."
-mksquashfs "$APPDIR" "$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE" -root-owned -noappend -comp xz
+mksquashfs "$APPDIR" "$SQUASHFS_IMG" -root-owned -noappend -comp xz
+
+if [ -f "$RUNTIME_BIN" ]; then
+    echo "Embedding AppImage Type 2 ELF runtime..."
+    cat "$RUNTIME_BIN" "$SQUASHFS_IMG" > "$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE"
+    printf '\x41\x49\x02' | dd of="$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE" bs=1 seek=8 count=3 conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
+    rm -f "$SQUASHFS_IMG"
+else
+    mv "$SQUASHFS_IMG" "$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE"
+fi
+chmod +x "$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE"
 
 echo "Built AppImage: $OUTPUT_APPIMAGE"
 ls -lh "$OUTPUT_APPIMAGE"