diff --git a/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLab b/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLab
index 18f8524d5..41739f390 100644
--- a/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLab
+++ b/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLab
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")"
+chmod +x ${HERE}/usr/bin/meshlab
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HERE}/usr/lib/meshlab:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-exec "${HERE}/usr/bin/meshlab" "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
+exec "${HERE}/usr/bin/meshlab" "$@"
diff --git a/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLabServer b/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLabServer
index 86b752628..0bedf62a5 100644
--- a/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLabServer
+++ b/install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLabServer
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 HERE="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")"
+chmod +x ${HERE}/usr/bin/meshlabserver
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HERE}/usr/lib/meshlab:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-exec "${HERE}/usr/bin/meshlabserver" "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
+exec "${HERE}/usr/bin/meshlabserver" "$@"
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 623164f39..8be45085a 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ confinement: strict
 
 apps:
   meshlab:
-    command: desktop-launch meshlab
+    command: desktop-launch ./AppRun
     plugs: [home, x11, mir, opengl]
     desktop: usr/share/applications/meshlab.desktop
   meshlabserver:
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ parts:
       rsync -av distrib/* $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/
       
       rm $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/applications/meshlab_server.desktop
+      
+      cp install/linux/resources/AppRunMeshLab $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/
+      mv $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/AppRunMeshLab $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/AppRun
+      chmod +x $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/AppRun
 
       #mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/bin
       #mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/lib/meshlab