diff --git a/run-start.sh b/run-start.sh
index cd32fda4..525757d4 100755
--- a/run-start.sh
+++ b/run-start.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then #If not set DISPLAY is SSH remote or tty
 fi
 # get the processor architecture
 arch=$(uname -m)
-false='false'
+
 # get the config option, if any
 # only check non comment lines
 serveronly=$(grep -v '^\s//'  config/config.js | grep -i serveronly: | awk '{print tolower($2)}' | tr -d ,\"\')
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ serveronly=$(grep -v '^\s//'  config/config.js | grep -i serveronly: | awk '{pri
 serveronly=${serveronly:-false}
 # check for xwindows running
 xorg=$(pgrep Xorg)
+#check for macOS
+mac=$(uname)
 #
 # if the user requested serveronly OR 
 #    electron support for armv6l has been dropped OR
 #    system is in text mode
 #
-if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" -o  "$xorg." == "." ]; then
-	
+if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" ] ||  [ "$xorg." == "." -a $mac != 'Darwin' ]; then
+
 	# if user explicitly configured to run server only (no ui local)
 	# OR there is no xwindows running, so no support for browser graphics
 	if [ "$serveronly." == "true." -o "$xorg." == "." ]; then