diff --git a/bin/vncctl b/bin/vncctl
index 7ba3f51..82112ef 100755
--- a/bin/vncctl
+++ b/bin/vncctl
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ is_running() {
 
 start() {
     if ! is_running; then
-        vncserver
+        set -e
+        vncserver > /dev/null
+        echo 'export DISPLAY=:1;'
     else
         error "The VNC server is already running!" 4
     fi