diff --git a/legendary/cli.py b/legendary/cli.py
index a5a31b3..55333fe 100644
--- a/legendary/cli.py
+++ b/legendary/cli.py
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ def main():
     launch_parser.add_argument('--language', dest='language', action='store', metavar='<two letter language code>',
                                help='Override language for game launch (defaults to system settings)')
     launch_parser.add_argument('--wrapper', dest='wrapper', action='store', metavar='<wrapper command>',
+                               default=os.environ.get('LGDRY_WRAPPER', None),
                                help='Wrapper command to launch game with')
 
     if os.name != 'nt':
diff --git a/legendary/core.py b/legendary/core.py
index ed127a0..f850635 100644
--- a/legendary/core.py
+++ b/legendary/core.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class LegendaryCore:
 
         params = []
 
-        if wrapper := self.lgd.config.get(app_name, 'wrapper', fallback=wrapper):
+        if wrapper or (wrapper := self.lgd.config.get(app_name, 'wrapper')):
             params.extend(shlex.split(wrapper))
 
         if os.name != 'nt' and not disable_wine: