diff --git a/unix/vncserver b/unix/vncserver

index a6c890f..687ef72 100755

--- a/unix/vncserver

+++ b/unix/vncserver

@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ if ((@ARGV > 0) && ($ARGV[0] =~ /^:(\d+)$/)) {

     $displayNumber = $1;

     shift(@ARGV);

     if (!&CheckDisplayNumber($displayNumber)) {

-	die "A VNC server is already running as :$displayNumber\n";

+        warn "A VNC server is already running as :$displayNumber\n";

+        $displayNumber = &GetDisplayNumber();

     }

 } elsif ((@ARGV > 0) && ($ARGV[0] !~ /^-/) && ($ARGV[0] !~ /^\+/)) {

     &Usage();