diff --git a/src/Pluie.PrayTime.vala b/src/Pluie.PrayTime.vala
index 1d8df8d..3a4b1be 100644
--- a/src/Pluie.PrayTime.vala
+++ b/src/Pluie.PrayTime.vala
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ class Pluie.PrayTime : GLib.Object
         if (user == null) {
             user = Environment.get_variable ("USER");
         }
+        if (user == null) {
+            user = Environment.get_variable ("LOGNAME");
+        }
         Dbg.out (Log.METHOD, null, Log.LINE, Log.FILE);
         return user;
     }