diff --git a/skarab/startsg.local.2019 b/skarab/startsg.local.2019
index 35b09ee..c3c84d9 100644
--- a/skarab/startsg.local.2019
+++ b/skarab/startsg.local.2019
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ export XILINX_PATH=/opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2019.1
 export MATLAB_PATH=/opt/MATLAB/R2018a
 export PLATFORM=lin64
 export JASPER_BACKEND=vivado
-
+export LD_PRELOAD=${LD_PRELOAD}:"/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so"
diff --git a/snap/startsg.local.2019 b/snap/startsg.local.2019
index 35b09ee..c3c84d9 100644
--- a/snap/startsg.local.2019
+++ b/snap/startsg.local.2019
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ export XILINX_PATH=/opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2019.1
 export MATLAB_PATH=/opt/MATLAB/R2018a
 export PLATFORM=lin64
 export JASPER_BACKEND=vivado
-
+export LD_PRELOAD=${LD_PRELOAD}:"/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so"