diff --git a/desktop/misc/lxdm/comar/service.py b/desktop/misc/lxdm/comar/service.py
index 6e2eea0989..954a947dc7 100644
--- a/desktop/misc/lxdm/comar/service.py
+++ b/desktop/misc/lxdm/comar/service.py
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ DAEMON="/usr/sbin/lxdm"
 
 @synchronized
 def start():
-    startService(command=DAEMON,
-                 pidfile=PIDFILE,
-                 detach=True,
-                 donotify=True)
+    if status():
+        return
     
+    reply = startService(command=DAEMON,
+                 pidfile=PIDFILE,
+                 donotify=True)
+
+    if reply == 0:
+        run("/usr/sbin/lxdm")
 
 @synchronized
 def stop():
diff --git a/desktop/misc/lxdm/pspec.xml b/desktop/misc/lxdm/pspec.xml
index a21fdeb72a..31ed876a8b 100644
--- a/desktop/misc/lxdm/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/misc/lxdm/pspec.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+       <Update release="2">
+            <Date>2016-09-29</Date>
+            <Version>0.5.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Fix service start on virtual machine</Comment>
+            <Name>Ayhan Yalçınsoy</Name>
+            <Email>ayhanyalcinsoy@pisilinux.org</Email>
+       </Update>
        <Update release="1">
             <Date>2016-08-23</Date>
             <Version>0.5.1</Version>