diff --git a/src/daemon/mod.rs b/src/daemon/mod.rs
index 5cae0f7..f05c99e 100644
--- a/src/daemon/mod.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ mod dbus_iface;
 
 pub async fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     info!("Starting lapctld daemon...");
+    unsafe {
+        std::env::set_var("LAPCTL_DAEMON_INTERNAL", "1");
+    }
     let _connection = Builder::system()?
         .name("org.lapctl")?
         .serve_at("/org/lapctl", dbus_iface::LapctlInterface::default())?