diff --git a/installJRMC b/installJRMC
index 8536d72..012a443 100755
--- a/installJRMC
+++ b/installJRMC
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ service_jriver-xvnc() {
     systemctl_reload_cmd
     if ! systemctl_enable_cmd "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
         err "vncserver failed to start on DISPLAY $NEXT_DISPLAY"
-        err "Incrementing DISPLAY by one and retrying"
+        err "Incrementing DISPLAY and retrying"
         service_jriver-xvnc increment
         return
     fi
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ service_jriver-x11vnc() {
     setServiceVars "${FUNCNAME[0]##*_}"
     setDisplay
 
-    declare start_cmd
+    declare -a start_cmd
     declare -g PORT=$(( DISPLAYNUM + 5900 ))
 
     installPackage x11vnc
@@ -1327,10 +1327,19 @@ service_jriver-x11vnc() {
         xauth add "$HOST$DISPLAY" . "$(xxd -l 16 -p /dev/urandom)"
     fi
 
+    start_cmd=(
+        /usr/bin/x11vnc 
+        -display "$DISPLAY"
+        -noscr
+        -auth guess
+        -forever
+        -bg
+    )
+
     if (( NOVNCAUTH )); then
-        start_cmd="/usr/bin/x11vnc -display $DISPLAY -noscr -auth guess -forever -bg -nopw"
+        start_cmd+=(-nopw)
     else
-        start_cmd="/usr/bin/x11vnc -display $DISPLAY -noscr -auth guess -forever -bg -rfbauth $HOME/.vnc/jrmc_passwd"
+        start_cmd+=(-rfbauth "$HOME/.vnc/jrmc_passwd")
     fi
 
     sudo bash -c "cat <<-EOF > $SERVICE_FNAME
@@ -1342,7 +1351,7 @@ service_jriver-x11vnc() {
 		$USER_STRING
 		Type=forking
 		Environment=DISPLAY=$DISPLAY
-		ExecStart=$start_cmd
+		ExecStart=${start_cmd[*]}
 		Restart=always
 		RestartSec=10