diff --git a/jupyter_desktop/share/xstartup b/jupyter_desktop/share/xstartup
index 153493d..8bb5d1e 100644
--- a/jupyter_desktop/share/xstartup
+++ b/jupyter_desktop/share/xstartup
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec /usr/bin/dbus-launch xterm
+exec /usr/bin/dbus-launch xfce4-session