diff --git a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
index b112fe1b..d1a6dd85 100644
--- a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
+++ b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const tray = require('./tray');
 const vectorMenu = require('./vectormenu');
 const webContentsHandler = require('./webcontents-handler');
 const updater = require('./updater');
-const {getProfileFromDeeplink, protocolInit} = require('./protocol');
+const {getProfileFromDeeplink, protocolInit, getArgs} = require('./protocol');
 
 const windowStateKeeper = require('electron-window-state');
 const Store = require('electron-store');
@@ -237,10 +237,8 @@ ipcMain.on('ipcCall', async function(ev, payload) {
         case 'getConfig':
             ret = vectorConfig;
             break;
-        case 'getUserDataPath':
-            if (argv['profile-dir'] || argv['profile']) {
-                ret = app.getPath('userData');
-            }
+        case 'getRiotDesktopSsoArgs':
+            ret = getArgs(argv);
             break;
 
         default:
diff --git a/electron_app/src/protocol.js b/electron_app/src/protocol.js
index 9a3d3286..5049745a 100644
--- a/electron_app/src/protocol.js
+++ b/electron_app/src/protocol.js
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-const {app} = require('electron');
+const {app} = require("electron");
+const crypto = require("crypto");
 
 const PROTOCOL = "riot://";
-const SEARCH_PARAM = "riot-desktop-user-data-path";
+const SEARCH_PARAM = "riot-desktop-args";
 
 const processUrl = (url) => {
     if (!global.mainWindow) return;
@@ -25,7 +26,35 @@ const processUrl = (url) => {
     global.mainWindow.loadURL(url.replace(PROTOCOL, "vector://"));
 };
 
+const algorithm = "aes-192-cbc";
+
+const getKeyIv = () => ({
+    key: crypto.scryptSync(app.getPath("exe"), "salt", 24),
+    iv: Buffer.alloc(16, 0),
+});
+
+const encrypt = (plaintext) => {
+    const {key, iv} = getKeyIv();
+    const cipher = crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, key, iv);
+    let ciphertext = cipher.update(plaintext, "utf8", "hex");
+    ciphertext += cipher.final("hex");
+    return ciphertext;
+};
+
+const decrypt = (ciphertext) => {
+    const {key, iv} = getKeyIv();
+    const decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv);
+    let plaintext = decipher.update(ciphertext, "hex", "utf8");
+    plaintext += decipher.final("utf8");
+    return plaintext;
+};
+
 module.exports = {
+    getArgs: (argv) => {
+        if (argv['profile-dir'] || argv['profile']) {
+            return encrypt(app.getPath('userData'));
+        }
+    },
     getProfileFromDeeplink: (args) => {
         // check if we are passed a profile in the SSO callback url
         const deeplinkUrl = args.find(arg => arg.startsWith('riot://'));
@@ -34,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = {
             if (parsedUrl.protocol === 'riot:') {
                 const profile = parsedUrl.searchParams.get(SEARCH_PARAM);
                 console.log("Forwarding to profile: ", profile);
-                return profile;
+                return decrypt(profile);
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
index 09312480..6cb2aada 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
         }
 
         // we assume this happens before any SSO actions occur but do not block.
-        this._ipcCall('getUserDataPath').then(userDataPath => {
-            this.userDataPath = userDataPath;
+        this._ipcCall('getRiotDesktopSsoArgs').then(riotDesktopSsoArgs => {
+            this.riotDesktopSsoArgs = riotDesktopSsoArgs;
         });
     }
 
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
     getSSOCallbackUrl(hsUrl: string, isUrl: string): URL {
         const url = super.getSSOCallbackUrl(hsUrl, isUrl);
         url.protocol = "riot";
-        if (this.userDataPath) {
-            url.searchParams.set("riot-desktop-user-data-path", this.userDataPath);
+        if (this.riotDesktopSsoArgs) {
+            url.searchParams.set("riot-desktop-args", this.riotDesktopSsoArgs);
         }
         return url;
     }