diff --git a/backend/managers/gameLauncher.js b/backend/managers/gameLauncher.js
index 4fc7750..9ceada8 100644
--- a/backend/managers/gameLauncher.js
+++ b/backend/managers/gameLauncher.js
@@ -406,27 +406,20 @@ exec "$REAL_JAVA" "\${ARGS[@]}"
       spawnOptions.windowsHide = true;
     }
 
-    // Linux: Use wrapper script to ensure LD_PRELOAD is definitely applied
-    // This works around potential issues with detached spawn not inheriting env properly
-    let actualClientPath = clientPath;
-    let actualArgs = args;
+    let child;
 
+    // Linux: Use shell with inline LD_PRELOAD for maximum compatibility
     if (process.platform === 'linux' && env.LD_PRELOAD) {
-      const wrapperPath = path.join(path.dirname(clientPath), 'launcher-wrapper.sh');
-      const wrapperScript = `#!/bin/bash
-# Auto-generated wrapper to ensure LD_PRELOAD is applied
-export LD_PRELOAD="${env.LD_PRELOAD}"
-exec "$@"
-`;
-      fs.writeFileSync(wrapperPath, wrapperScript, { mode: 0o755 });
-      console.log(`Linux: Created wrapper script at ${wrapperPath}`);
+      const quotedArgs = args.map(a => `"${a.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`).join(' ');
+      const shellCmd = `LD_PRELOAD="${env.LD_PRELOAD}" "${clientPath}" ${quotedArgs}`;
+      console.log(`Linux: Launching via shell with LD_PRELOAD`);
 
-      actualClientPath = wrapperPath;
-      actualArgs = [clientPath, ...args];
+      spawnOptions.shell = '/bin/bash';
+      child = spawn(shellCmd, [], spawnOptions);
+    } else {
+      child = spawn(clientPath, args, spawnOptions);
     }
 
-    const child = spawn(actualClientPath, actualArgs, spawnOptions);
-
     console.log(`Game process started with PID: ${child.pid}`);
 
     let hasExited = false;