diff --git a/build-aux/snap/local/launchers/qelectrotech-launch b/build-aux/snap/local/launchers/qelectrotech-launch
index e3cd9ba9a..d56bcfdcd 100755
--- a/build-aux/snap/local/launchers/qelectrotech-launch
+++ b/build-aux/snap/local/launchers/qelectrotech-launch
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
+# migrate .qet directory from SNAP_USER_DATA to SNAP_USER_COMMON
+from="$SNAP_USER_DATA/.qet"
+to="$SNAP_USER_COMMON/.qet"
+if [ ! -d "$to" ] && [ -d "$from" ]; then
+  echo "Migrating user data from $from to $to"
+  mkdir "$to"
+  cp -av "$from/." "$to"
+fi
+
+# link DXFtoQET so that QET finds it
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.qet"
 ln -snf "$SNAP/bin/DXFtoQET" "$HOME/.qet/DXFtoQET"
 
diff --git a/build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index ac2b519b1..c8ad19fac 100644
--- a/build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -28,15 +28,16 @@ apps:
     environment: &env
       __EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_DIRS: $SNAP/kf5/usr/share/glvnd/egl_vendor.d:$SNAP/usr/share/glvnd/egl_vendor.d
       TCL_LIBRARY: $SNAP/usr/share/tcltk/tcl8.6
-        QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: gtk3
-        QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR: 1
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: gtk3
+      QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR: 1
+      HOME: $SNAP_USER_COMMON
 
   qet-tb-generator:
     command: bin/qelectrotech-launch $SNAP/bin/qet_tb_generator
     extensions: [kde-neon]
     plugs: *plugs
     environment: *env
-
+      
   dxf-to-qet:
     command: bin/DXFtoQET
     extensions: [kde-neon]