diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index 274c6e7..6d3ca5f 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ xinit_config()
 		EOF
 		cat > "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC" <<- EOF
 		# automatically run startx when logging in on tty1
-		[ -z "\$DISPLAY" ] && [ \$XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ] && exec startx
+		[ -z "\$DISPLAY" ] && [ \$XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ] && startx
 		EOF
 	else
 		rm -rf "$AUTOLOGIN_SERV"