diff --git a/production/mempool-start-all b/production/mempool-start-all
index 306156660..7efbf7dd6 100755
--- a/production/mempool-start-all
+++ b/production/mempool-start-all
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ for site in mainnet mainnet-lightning testnet testnet-lightning signet signet-li
     screen -dmS "${site}" sh -c 'while true;do npm run start-production;sleep 1;done'
 done
 
-# only start xorg if GPU present
-if pciconf -lv|grep -i nvidia >/dev/null 2>&1;then
-    export DISPLAY=:0
-    screen -dmS x startx
-    sleep 3
-fi
+export DISPLAY=:0
+screen -dmS x startx
+sleep 3
 
 # start unfurlers for each frontend
 for site in mainnet liquid bisq;do