diff --git a/states/telegram/templates/telegram.desktop.j2 b/states/telegram/templates/telegram.desktop.j2
index b736807..2734bd7 100644
--- a/states/telegram/templates/telegram.desktop.j2
+++ b/states/telegram/templates/telegram.desktop.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Encoding=UTF-8
 Version=1.0
 Name=Telegram Desktop
 Comment=Official desktop version of Telegram messaging app
-Exec=/usr/bin/telegram -- %u
+Exec=env DESKTOPINTEGRATION="disabled" /usr/bin/telegram -- %u
 Icon=telegram
 Terminal=false
 StartupWMClass=Telegram