diff --git a/run-start.sh b/run-start.sh
index a6c07520..cd32fda4 100755
--- a/run-start.sh
+++ b/run-start.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then #If not set DISPLAY is SSH remote or tty
 fi
 # get the processor architecture
 arch=$(uname -m)
-# got the config option, if any
-serveronly=$(grep -i serveronly: config/config.js | awk '{print tolower($2)}' | tr -d ,\"\')
+false='false'
+# get the config option, if any
+# only check non comment lines
+serveronly=$(grep -v '^\s//'  config/config.js | grep -i serveronly: | awk '{print tolower($2)}' | tr -d ,\"\')
 # set default if not defined in config
-serveronly="${serveronly:=false}"
+serveronly=${serveronly:-false}
 # check for xwindows running
 xorg=$(pgrep Xorg)
 #
@@ -58,5 +60,5 @@ if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" -o  "$xorg." == "." ]; t
 	fi 
 else  
 	# we can use electron directly	
-	`electron js/electron.js $1`;
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+	electron js/electron.js $1;
+fi