diff --git a/singleapplication_p.cpp b/singleapplication_p.cpp
index d0e3e8d..bce1c49 100644
--- a/singleapplication_p.cpp
+++ b/singleapplication_p.cpp
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ void SingleApplicationPrivate::genBlockServerName()
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
         appData.addData( SingleApplication::app_t::applicationFilePath().toLower().toUtf8() );
 #else
+        // If the application is running as an AppImage then the APPIMAGE env var should be used
+        // instead of applicationPath() as each instance is launched with its own executable path
         const QByteArray appImagePath = qgetenv( "APPIMAGE" );
-        if ( appImagePath.isEmpty() ) {
-            // Not running as AppImage: use path to executable file
+        if( appImagePath.isEmpty() ){ // Not running as AppImage: use path to executable file
             appData.addData( SingleApplication::app_t::applicationFilePath().toUtf8() );
-        } else {
-            // Running as AppImage: Use absolute path to AppImage file
+        } else { // Running as AppImage: Use absolute path to AppImage file
             appData.addData( appImagePath );
         }
 #endif