diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix b/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix
index f1d58129..b95b73ab 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 {
   sane.programs.element-desktop = {
+    sandbox.method = "bwrap";
     packageUnwrapped = pkgs.element-desktop.override {
       # use pre-build electron because otherwise it takes 4 hrs to build from source.
       electron = pkgs.electron-bin;