diff --git a/files/usr/share/fish/vendor_conf.d/startriver.fish b/files/usr/share/fish/vendor_conf.d/startriver.fish
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+[ -z $DISPLAY ] && [ (tty) = /dev/tty ] && status --is-login && exec river &> /tmp/river.log