diff --git a/src/ui/job_worker/internal_worker.rs b/src/ui/job_worker/internal_worker.rs
index 25c40a2..8278493 100644
--- a/src/ui/job_worker/internal_worker.rs
+++ b/src/ui/job_worker/internal_worker.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use super::{
     state::JobWorkerState,
 };
 use crate::{
-    profile::{LighthouseDriver, Profile},
+    profile::{LighthouseDriver, Profile, XRServiceType},
     ui::SENDER_IO_ERR_MSG,
 };
 use nix::unistd::Pid;
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ use std::{
     thread,
 };
 
+/// launch options that are desirable on wivrn, no way currently to remove them
+/// but it should be fine
+const WIVRN_LAUNCH_OPTS: [&str; 2] = ["--no-instructions", "--no-manage-active-runtime"];
+
 macro_rules! logger_thread {
     ($buf_fd: expr, $sender: expr) => {
         thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -193,8 +197,13 @@ impl InternalJobWorker {
         } else {
             launch_opts
         };
-        if !launch_opts.contains(" --no-instructions") {
-            launch_opts.push_str(" --no-instructions");
+        if prof.xrservice_type == XRServiceType::Wivrn {
+            for wivrn_opt in WIVRN_LAUNCH_OPTS {
+                if !launch_opts.contains(wivrn_opt) {
+                    launch_opts.push(' ');
+                    launch_opts.push_str(wivrn_opt);
+                }
+            }
         }
         let (command, args) = match launch_opts.is_empty() {
             false => (