diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/cosmic-greeter.nix b/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/cosmic-greeter.nix
index 80ca40e23d99..fa8c6835bd49 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/cosmic-greeter.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/display-managers/cosmic-greeter.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ in
         };
         initial_session = lib.mkIf (cfgAutoLogin.enable && (cfgAutoLogin.user != null)) {
           user = cfgAutoLogin.user;
-          command = ''${lib.getExe' pkgs.coreutils "env"} XCURSOR_THEME="''${XCURSOR_THEME:-Pop}" systemd-cat -t cosmic-session ${lib.getExe pkgs.cosmic-session}'';
+          command = ''${lib.getExe' pkgs.coreutils "env"} XCURSOR_THEME="''${XCURSOR_THEME:-Pop}" systemd-cat -t cosmic-session ${lib.getExe' pkgs.cosmic-session "start-cosmic"}'';
         };
       };
     };