diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/metapackages/casper-trinity/debian/distrospecific/profile.d/casper-xauthority.sh b/ubuntu/_base/metapackages/casper-trinity/debian/distrospecific/profile.d/casper-xauthority.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38e1b3de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/metapackages/casper-trinity/debian/distrospecific/profile.d/casper-xauthority.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export XAUTHORITY=$(xauth info | sed -n "s|Authority file:[ \t]*||p")
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/metapackages/casper-trinity/debian/install b/ubuntu/_base/metapackages/casper-trinity/debian/install
index fc8f31aa9..b4a3c43b1 100644
--- a/ubuntu/_base/metapackages/casper-trinity/debian/install
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/metapackages/casper-trinity/debian/install
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+profile.d	etc
 scripts		usr/share/initramfs-tools