diff --git a/daemon/src/app_state.rs b/daemon/src/app_state.rs
index 0417b66..0c0acea 100644
--- a/daemon/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/app_state.rs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fn run_as_user(program: &str) -> std::process::Command {
                 use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
                 let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(program);
                 cmd.uid(uid).gid(u32::MAX);
-                // Preserve display env vars for the user's session
+                if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("HOME") { cmd.env("HOME", &v); }
                 if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("DISPLAY") { cmd.env("DISPLAY", v); }
                 if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("WAYLAND_DISPLAY") { cmd.env("WAYLAND_DISPLAY", v); }
                 if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR") { cmd.env("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", v); }
diff --git a/daemon/src/config.rs b/daemon/src/config.rs
index b0b6b44..8ccba98 100644
--- a/daemon/src/config.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/config.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub struct AppStateConfig {
 impl Default for AutoRestoreConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            enabled: true,
+            enabled: false,
             trigger_keys: default_restore_keys(),
         }
     }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ vs = "với"
         assert_eq!(config.input_method, "vni");
         assert_eq!(config.toggle_key, "space");
         assert!(config.start_enabled); // default changed to true
-        assert!(config.auto_restore.enabled);
+        assert!(!config.auto_restore.enabled);
         assert!(config.app_state.enabled);
         assert!(!config.app_state.english_apps.is_empty());
         assert!(!config.app_state.vietnamese_apps.is_empty());