diff --git a/ecoos_daemon/ts/daemon/process-manager.ts b/ecoos_daemon/ts/daemon/process-manager.ts
index 2151442..6eab4d5 100644
--- a/ecoos_daemon/ts/daemon/process-manager.ts
+++ b/ecoos_daemon/ts/daemon/process-manager.ts
@@ -131,9 +131,14 @@ for_window [app_id="chromium-browser"] fullscreen enable
     // Write sway config before starting
     const configPath = await this.writeSwayConfig(config);
 
+    // Use a fixed socket path so we can reliably connect
+    const swaySocketPath = `${config.runtimeDir}/sway-ipc.sock`;
+    this.swaySocket = swaySocketPath;
+
     const env: Record<string, string> = {
       XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: config.runtimeDir,
       WLR_BACKENDS: config.backends,
+      SWAYSOCK: swaySocketPath,
     };
 
     if (config.allowSoftwareRendering) {
diff --git a/ecoos_daemon/ts/version.ts b/ecoos_daemon/ts/version.ts
index 0fdd7d6..430296b 100644
--- a/ecoos_daemon/ts/version.ts
+++ b/ecoos_daemon/ts/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = "0.4.11";
+export const VERSION = "0.4.12";
diff --git a/ecoos_daemon/vdagent/eco-vdagent.py b/ecoos_daemon/vdagent/eco-vdagent.py
index f1ddda3..58e642a 100644
--- a/ecoos_daemon/vdagent/eco-vdagent.py
+++ b/ecoos_daemon/vdagent/eco-vdagent.py
@@ -110,9 +110,16 @@ class EcoVDAgent:
         # Search common locations
         runtime_dir = os.environ.get('XDG_RUNTIME_DIR', '/run/user/1000')
 
-        # Try to find sway socket
+        # Try to find sway socket - check fixed path first, then glob patterns
+        import glob
+
+        # Check for fixed socket path first (set by eco-daemon)
+        fixed_socket = f'{runtime_dir}/sway-ipc.sock'
+        if os.path.exists(fixed_socket):
+            return fixed_socket
+
+        # Fall back to glob patterns for standard Sway socket naming
         for pattern in [f'{runtime_dir}/sway-ipc.*.sock', '/run/user/*/sway-ipc.*.sock']:
-            import glob
             sockets = glob.glob(pattern)
             if sockets:
                 return sockets[0]
diff --git a/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-daemon b/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-daemon
index 1412263..eb46dba 100755
Binary files a/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-daemon and b/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-daemon differ
diff --git a/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-vdagent b/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-vdagent
index f1ddda3..58e642a 100755
--- a/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-vdagent
+++ b/isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/eco-vdagent
@@ -110,9 +110,16 @@ class EcoVDAgent:
         # Search common locations
         runtime_dir = os.environ.get('XDG_RUNTIME_DIR', '/run/user/1000')
 
-        # Try to find sway socket
+        # Try to find sway socket - check fixed path first, then glob patterns
+        import glob
+
+        # Check for fixed socket path first (set by eco-daemon)
+        fixed_socket = f'{runtime_dir}/sway-ipc.sock'
+        if os.path.exists(fixed_socket):
+            return fixed_socket
+
+        # Fall back to glob patterns for standard Sway socket naming
         for pattern in [f'{runtime_dir}/sway-ipc.*.sock', '/run/user/*/sway-ipc.*.sock']:
-            import glob
             sockets = glob.glob(pattern)
             if sockets:
                 return sockets[0]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96aa707..e2daf5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ecobridge/eco-os",
-  "version": "0.4.11",
+  "version": "0.4.12",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "[ -z \"$CI\" ] && npm version patch --no-git-tag-version || true && node -e \"const v=require('./package.json').version; require('fs').writeFileSync('ecoos_daemon/ts/version.ts', 'export const VERSION = \\\"'+v+'\\\";\\n');\" && pnpm run daemon:bundle && cp ecoos_daemon/bundle/eco-daemon isobuild/config/includes.chroot/opt/eco/bin/ && mkdir -p .nogit/iso && docker build --no-cache -t ecoos-builder -f isobuild/Dockerfile . && docker run --privileged --name ecoos-build ecoos-builder && docker cp ecoos-build:/output/ecoos.iso .nogit/iso/ecoos.iso && docker rm ecoos-build",