diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix
index 4d0fd119285b..3114a9b7c3ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ssb-patchwork/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ in
       homepage = "https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/";
       license = licenses.agpl3;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ asymmetric ninjatrappeur cyplo ];
+      mainProgram = "ssb-patchwork";
       platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     };
   }