diff --git a/desktop/ion/README b/desktop/ion/README
index 3cb4ab814c..a5e4a6e77e 100644
--- a/desktop/ion/README
+++ b/desktop/ion/README
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ This is the latest stable release of Ion (3). A pwm3 binary is built
 too, which starts Ion with floating workspaces as the default, thus replacing
 the PWM window manager.
 
-This requires lua.
-
 Please note that the author of Ion stopped all development and support for
 this tool - even its web page has been taken offline.
 
diff --git a/desktop/ion/xinitrc.ion b/desktop/ion/xinitrc.ion
index 48a25f2892..38fae0449e 100644
--- a/desktop/ion/xinitrc.ion
+++ b/desktop/ion/xinitrc.ion
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test -f $userresources && xrdb -merge $userresources
 test -f $usermodmap && xmodmap $usermodmap
 
 if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
-	exec ck-launch-session ion3
+	exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session ion3
 else
 	exec ion3
 fi