diff --git a/misc/cronhelp b/misc/cronhelp
index ad336cd..2680ab1 100755
--- a/misc/cronhelp
+++ b/misc/cronhelp
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #dep:xprintidle pgrep chronic
 
 ALLARGS=("$@")
+WINDOW_MANAGER=awesome
+WM_PID=$(pgrep WINDOW_MANAGER | head -n 1)
+export "${(@ps:\000:)$(</proc/${WM_PID}/environ)}"
 
 zparseopts -D -maxidle:=maxidle -in-chronic=chronic l:=logfile -logfile:=logfile