diff --git a/run-start.sh b/run-start.sh
index a6c07520..525757d4 100755
--- a/run-start.sh
+++ b/run-start.sh
@@ -7,19 +7,23 @@ if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then #If not set DISPLAY is SSH remote or tty
 fi
 # get the processor architecture
 arch=$(uname -m)
-# got the config option, if any
-serveronly=$(grep -i serveronly: config/config.js | awk '{print tolower($2)}' | tr -d ,\"\')
+
+# get the config option, if any
+# only check non comment lines
+serveronly=$(grep -v '^\s//'  config/config.js | grep -i serveronly: | awk '{print tolower($2)}' | tr -d ,\"\')
 # set default if not defined in config
-serveronly="${serveronly:=false}"
+serveronly=${serveronly:-false}
 # check for xwindows running
 xorg=$(pgrep Xorg)
+#check for macOS
+mac=$(uname)
 #
 # if the user requested serveronly OR 
 #    electron support for armv6l has been dropped OR
 #    system is in text mode
 #
-if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" -o  "$xorg." == "." ]; then
-	
+if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" ] ||  [ "$xorg." == "." -a $mac != 'Darwin' ]; then
+
 	# if user explicitly configured to run server only (no ui local)
 	# OR there is no xwindows running, so no support for browser graphics
 	if [ "$serveronly." == "true." -o "$xorg." == "." ]; then
@@ -58,5 +62,5 @@ if [ "$serveronly." != "false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" -o  "$xorg." == "." ]; t
 	fi 
 else  
 	# we can use electron directly	
-	`electron js/electron.js $1`;
-fi
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+	electron js/electron.js $1;
+fi