diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 626c73f..6c15778 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import argparse
 
 def vm_start(nographic=False):
         home = Path.home()
-        user = os.getlogin()
+        user = os.getuser()
         image_src = "var/lib/debian.qcow2"
         vm_storage_location = f"/home/arvp/virtual_machines/{user}.qcow2"
         image_dest = f"{home}/debian.qcow2"
@@ -16,19 +16,17 @@ def vm_start(nographic=False):
                 "-m", "2G", # ram allocation
                 "-nic", "user,hostfwd=tcp::5555-:22", #forward port 5555 in host to port 22 in vm
                 "-drive", "file=%s,media=disk,if=virtio" % image_dest,
-
-        #        "-nographic",
-        #        "-serial", "mon:stdio",
-
-                "-vga", "virtio", # i think this fixes resolution but idk yet
-                "-display", "sdl",
         ]
 
-        if nographic==True:
+        if nographic:
                 initialize.append("-nographic")
                 initialize.append("-serial")
                 initialize.append("mon:stdio")
-
+        else:
+                initialize.append("-vga")
+                initialize.append("virtio")
+                initialize.append("-display")
+                initialize.append("sdl")
         #copy the base image to a directory with everyones virtual machines. -n should not overwrite any existing vms.
         #subprocess.run(["cp", "-n", image_src, vm_storage_location])
         Popen(initialize)