diff --git a/etc/init.d/xdm b/etc/init.d/xdm
index c0b331f..f46023e 100755
--- a/etc/init.d/xdm
+++ b/etc/init.d/xdm
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ case "$1" in
     else
         source /etc/profile
 	source /root/.bash_profile
-	HOME=/root startx &
+	export HOME=/root 
+	startx &
     fi
     ;;
   stop)