diff --git a/include/sway/desktop/launcher.h b/include/sway/desktop/launcher.h
index b7716e82..daaf1616 100644
--- a/include/sway/desktop/launcher.h
+++ b/include/sway/desktop/launcher.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void launcher_ctx_consume(struct launcher_ctx *ctx);
 
 void launcher_ctx_destroy(struct launcher_ctx *ctx);
 
-struct launcher_ctx *launcher_ctx_create_internal(void);
+struct launcher_ctx *launcher_ctx_create_internal(struct sway_node *node);
 
 struct launcher_ctx *launcher_ctx_create(
 	struct wlr_xdg_activation_token_v1 *token, struct sway_node *node);
diff --git a/sway/commands/exec_always.c b/sway/commands/exec_always.c
index 8fca1909..3b3b8e03 100644
--- a/sway/commands/exec_always.c
+++ b/sway/commands/exec_always.c
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_exec_process(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	pid_t pid, child;
-	struct launcher_ctx *ctx = launcher_ctx_create_internal();
+	struct sway_workspace *ws = config->handler_context.workspace;
+	struct launcher_ctx *ctx = launcher_ctx_create_internal(&ws->node);
 	// Fork process
 	if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
 		// Fork child process again
diff --git a/sway/desktop/launcher.c b/sway/desktop/launcher.c
index b666da1e..e96ebdc8 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/launcher.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/launcher.c
@@ -228,19 +228,22 @@ struct launcher_ctx *launcher_ctx_create(struct wlr_xdg_activation_token_v1 *tok
 }
 
 // Creates a context with a new token for the internal launcher
-struct launcher_ctx *launcher_ctx_create_internal() {
+struct launcher_ctx *launcher_ctx_create_internal(struct sway_node *node) {
 	struct sway_seat *seat = input_manager_current_seat();
-	struct sway_workspace *ws = seat_get_focused_workspace(seat);
-	if (!ws) {
-		sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "Failed to create launch context. No workspace.");
-		return NULL;
+	if (!node) {
+		struct sway_workspace *ws = seat_get_focused_workspace(seat);
+		if (!ws) {
+			sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "Failed to create launch context. No workspace.");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		node = &ws->node;
 	}
 
 	struct wlr_xdg_activation_token_v1 *token =
 		wlr_xdg_activation_token_v1_create(server.xdg_activation_v1);
 	token->seat = seat->wlr_seat;
 
-	struct launcher_ctx *ctx = launcher_ctx_create(token, &ws->node);
+	struct launcher_ctx *ctx = launcher_ctx_create(token, node);
 	if (!ctx) {
 		wlr_xdg_activation_token_v1_destroy(token);
 		return NULL;