Apps won't start without sudo first

So, I've got Ubuntu Server 17.10 running with xorg and openbox and I've got this strange problem that I didnt have with my previous build using bspwm.

The problem is that I can't launch any app inside openbox except XTerm which opens normally. But when I start any app with sudo, e.g. sudo gedit, it launches normally and any subsequent app will launch normally, even without sudo. So I only need to start one app with sudo and the rest will work just fine.

I get no output when I run them without sudo, no errors or anything so I dont know where to start looking...

Thanks for the help!

P.S. Its running in VirtualBox if it makes any difference...

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