diff --git a/scripts/update-desktop-apps.sh b/scripts/update-desktop-apps.sh
index 8c5df0a..fecce83 100755
--- a/scripts/update-desktop-apps.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-desktop-apps.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # $HOME/.local/share/applications/*.desktop
 # /usr/share/applications/*.desktop
 
-set -x
+set -o errexit -o nounset -x
 
+cp -v $LWS/conf/applications/*.desktop $HOME/.local/share/applications
 sudo update-desktop-database