diff --git a/libs/enigo/src/linux.rs b/libs/enigo/src/linux.rs
index 456c207ec..1cca91c87 100644
--- a/libs/enigo/src/linux.rs
+++ b/libs/enigo/src/linux.rs
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ fn start_pynput_service(rx: mpsc::Receiver<(PyMsg, bool)>) {
                 }
                 status = std::process::Command::new("sudo")
                     .args(vec![
+                        "-E",
                         &format!("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/{}", userid) as &str,
                         "-u",
                         &username,
diff --git a/src/platform/linux.rs b/src/platform/linux.rs
index f10e1205a..b468060d5 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux.rs
@@ -533,8 +533,10 @@ pub fn is_root() -> bool {
 pub fn run_as_user(arg: &str) -> ResultType<Option<std::process::Child>> {
     let uid = get_active_userid();
     let cmd = std::env::current_exe()?;
+    // -E required for opensuse
     let task = std::process::Command::new("sudo")
         .args(vec![
+            "-E", 
             &format!("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/{}", uid) as &str,
             "-u",
             &get_active_username(),