diff --git a/lib/controllers/portal.dart b/lib/controllers/portal.dart
index 006d39d..daae24a 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/portal.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/portal.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import "dart:io";
+
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:xdg_desktop_portal/xdg_desktop_portal.dart";
 
@@ -5,7 +7,9 @@ class PortalController extends AsyncNotifier<XdgDesktopPortalClient> {
   @override
   Future<XdgDesktopPortalClient> build() async {
     final portal = XdgDesktopPortalClient();
-    await portal.registerApplication("nexus.federated.nexus");
+    if (!await File("/.flatpak-info").exists()) {
+      await portal.registerApplication("nexus.federated.nexus");
+    }
 
     ref.onDispose(portal.close);
     return portal;