diff --git a/centrepoint/modules/selenium-tests/pom.xml b/centrepoint/modules/selenium-tests/pom.xml
index ebf6cd9..f0f4ea3 100644
--- a/centrepoint/modules/selenium-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/centrepoint/modules/selenium-tests/pom.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>selenium-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>2.2</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <!-- xauth not needed unless using other X -->
+              <xauthEnabled>false</xauthEnabled>
+            </configuration>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>start</id>