diff --git a/bin/sp-launcher b/bin/sp-launcher
index a6ac9d1..233a379 100755
--- a/bin/sp-launcher
+++ b/bin/sp-launcher
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source "/usr/lib/sp-functions"
 case $1 in
   file_manager )
     launch_exec=${filemanager_cmd}
-    launch_arg=($( jq -r .[].home_directory "${conf_dir}/profiles/$( get_profile_id )/vars.json" ))
+    launch_arg=($( jq -r .[].home_directory "${conf_dir}/profiles/$( get_profile_id )/vars.json" | envsubst ))
     ;;
   browser )
     launch_exec=${browser_cmd}
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ case $1 in
     ;;
 esac
 
-bash -c "${launch_exec} ${launch_arg[@]}"
+${launch_exec} "${launch_arg[@]}"
diff --git a/bin/sp-profile b/bin/sp-profile
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9f7a529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/sp-profile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source "/usr/lib/sp-functions"
+
+get_profile_name `cat ~/.cache/sway-profiles/active_profile`
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d36716b..aea0022 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+sway-profiles (0.3.12) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * fix variable substitution in configs
+
+ -- Penelope Gwen <penelope@pogmom.me>  Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:30:49 +0000
+
 sway-profiles (0.3.11) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * add sp-profile command which returns profile name
+  * add browser-newtab command to sp-launcher
 
  -- Penelope Gwen <penelope@pogmom.me>  Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:27:58 +0000