diff --git a/scripts/spmenu_desktop b/scripts/spmenu_desktop
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 66a4c8d..bd78cb3
--- a/scripts/spmenu_desktop
+++ b/scripts/spmenu_desktop
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ print_desktop_list() {
 
     # autorefreshing
     if [ "$AUTOREFRESH" = "true" ] && [ "$1" != "noc" ]; then
-        entry_c="$(find "${desktopdir[@]}" -type f -name '*.desktop' 2>/dev/null | grep -c "")"
+        entry_c="$(find -L "${desktopdir[@]}" -type f -name '*.desktop' 2>/dev/null | grep -c "")"
         [ -f "$FILEFILE" ] && cached_c="$(grep -c "" < "$FILEFILE")" || cached_c="0"
 
         printf "%s: %d\n%s: %d\n" "Cached" "$cached_c" "Entries" "$entry_c" >> "$LOGFILE"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ print_desktop_list() {
 	[ "$PRINT_LOGS_STDERR" = "true" ] && printf "spmenu_run: Updating .desktop entries.\n" >> /dev/stderr
 
         icons="$(find "${icondir[@]}" -type f 2>/dev/null)"
-        [ -z "$entry" ] && entry="$(find "${desktopdir[@]}" -type f -name '*.desktop' 2>/dev/null)"
+        [ -z "$entry" ] && entry="$(find -L "${desktopdir[@]}" -type f -name '*.desktop' 2>/dev/null)"
         [ -z "$entry_c" ] && entry_c="$(printf "%s\n" "$entry" | grep -c "")"
 
         rm -f "$TITLEFILE" "$ICONFILE" "$DESCFILE" "$EXECFILE" "$FILEFILE" "$TERMFILE" "$DISPLAYFILE" "$ONLYFILE" "$COMMENTFILE"
diff --git a/scripts/spmenu_run b/scripts/spmenu_run
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 5c8bb2d..4289476
--- a/scripts/spmenu_run
+++ b/scripts/spmenu_run
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ RUNLAUNCHER_DESKTOP_PRETEXT="Type in keywords to search for a program.."
 RUNLAUNCHER_FM_PRETEXT="Type in keywords to search for a file or directory.."
 RUNLAUNCHER_HELP_PRETEXT=""
 
-DESKTOP_DIR="${DESKTOP_DIR:-/usr/share/applications /usr/local/share/applications ${HOME}/.local/share/applications}"
-ICON_DIR="${ICON_DIR:-/usr/share/icons/hicolor /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor ${HOME}/.local/share/icons/hicolor /usr/share/pixmaps /usr/local/share/pixmaps}"
+DESKTOP_DIR="${DESKTOP_DIR:-/usr/share/applications /usr/local/share/applications ${HOME}/.local/share/applications /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications ${HOME}/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share}"
+ICON_DIR="${ICON_DIR:-/usr/share/icons/hicolor /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor ${HOME}/.local/share/icons/hicolor /usr/share/pixmaps /usr/local/share/pixmaps /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/icons/hicolor}"
 IMAGE="${IMAGE:-true}"
 LOGFILE="${LOGFILE:-/tmp/spmenu_run.log}"