diff --git a/run-start.sh b/run-start.sh
index 0d83e7bd..a6c07520 100755
--- a/run-start.sh
+++ b/run-start.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@ arch=$(uname -m)
 serveronly=$(grep -i serveronly: config/config.js | awk '{print tolower($2)}' | tr -d ,\"\')
 # set default if not defined in config
 serveronly="${serveronly:=false}"
+# check for xwindows running
+xorg=$(pgrep Xorg)
 #
 # if the user requested serveronly OR 
-#    electron support for armv6l has been dropped
+#    electron support for armv6l has been dropped OR
+#    system is in text mode
 #
-if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l"  ]; then
+if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" -o  "$xorg." == "." ]; then
 	
 	# if user explicitly configured to run server only (no ui local)
-	if [ "$serveronly." == "true." ]; then 
+	# OR there is no xwindows running, so no support for browser graphics
+	if [ "$serveronly." == "true." -o "$xorg." == "." ]; then
 	  # start server mode, 
 	  node serveronly
 	else