diff --git a/src/system.cpp b/src/system.cpp
index ddbd859..aa7a262 100644
--- a/src/system.cpp
+++ b/src/system.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "../include/system.hpp"
 
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+
 System::System(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) { }
 
 /**
@@ -173,3 +175,7 @@ void System::writeToAFile(const QString &data, const QString &fileUrl) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+QString System::getUser() {
+    return qgetenv("USER");
+}