diff --git a/unix/vncserver b/unix/vncserver
index 3d629ed..8514035 100755
--- a/unix/vncserver
+++ b/unix/vncserver
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 
 $defaultXStartup
     = ("#!/bin/sh\n\n".
-       "vncconfig -iconic &\n".
        "unset SESSION_MANAGER\n".
        "unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS\n".
        "OS=`uname -s`\n".
@@ -338,6 +337,8 @@
 }
 $ENV{VNCDESKTOP}= $desktopName;
 
+system($exedir."vncconfig -iconic >> " . &quotedString($desktopLog) . " 2>&1 &");
+
 if ($opt{'-fg'}) {
     system("$vncUserDir/xstartup >> " . &quotedString($desktopLog) . " 2>&1");
     if (kill 0, `cat $pidFile`) {