diff --git a/roles/gnome-shell/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/gnome-shell/tasks/main.yaml
index 53b5dea..e73ba20 100644
--- a/roles/gnome-shell/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/gnome-shell/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -10,21 +10,6 @@
       - gnome-themes-extra
     state: latest
 
-- name: autostart ulauncher
-  copy:
-    dest: '{{ansible_env.HOME}}/.config/autostart/ulauncher.desktop'
-    content: |
-      [Desktop Entry]
-      Name=Ulauncher
-      Comment=Application launcher for Linux
-      GenericName=Launcher
-      Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;
-      TryExec=/usr/bin/ulauncher
-      Exec=env GDK_BACKEND=x11 /usr/bin/ulauncher --hide-window
-      Icon=ulauncher
-      Terminal=false
-      Type=Application
-
 - name: prefer dark mode
   gsettings:
     schema: org.gnome.desktop.interface
diff --git a/roles/ulauncher/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/ulauncher/tasks/Debian.yaml
index fe09c22..4d96deb 100644
--- a/roles/ulauncher/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/ulauncher/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@
   apt:
     name: ulauncher
     state: latest
+
+- include_tasks: linux-autostart.yaml
diff --git a/roles/ulauncher/tasks/RedHat.yaml b/roles/ulauncher/tasks/RedHat.yaml
index 51cf885..86df209 100644
--- a/roles/ulauncher/tasks/RedHat.yaml
+++ b/roles/ulauncher/tasks/RedHat.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
   dnf:
     name: ulauncher
     state: latest
+
+- include_tasks: linux-autostart.yaml
diff --git a/roles/ulauncher/tasks/linux-autostart.yaml b/roles/ulauncher/tasks/linux-autostart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e455362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ulauncher/tasks/linux-autostart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: create autostart desktop file
+  copy:
+    dest: '{{ansible_env.HOME}}/.config/autostart/ulauncher.desktop'
+    content: |
+      [Desktop Entry]
+      Name=Ulauncher
+      Comment=Application launcher for Linux
+      GenericName=Launcher
+      Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;
+      TryExec=/usr/bin/ulauncher
+      Exec=env GDK_BACKEND=x11 /usr/bin/ulauncher --hide-window
+      Icon=ulauncher
+      Terminal=false
+      Type=Application