diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index 4422cac6..b8f73a80 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ in
     whalebird.persist.byStore.private = [ ".config/Whalebird" ];
 
     xdg-terminal-exec.sandbox.enable = false;  # xdg-terminal-exec is a launcher for $TERM
+    xterm.sandbox.enable = false;  # need to be able to do everything
 
     yarn.persist.byStore.plaintext = [ ".cache/yarn" ];