diff --git a/scripts/checkvnc b/scripts/checkvnc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11e03bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/checkvnc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# check if vnc server is running, and if not, cleanup and restart
+#
+grep ':170D' /proc/net/tcp > /dev/null
+if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+    echo "Xvnc not running, attempting restart"
+    vncserver -kill :1
+    vncserver
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/run-config b/scripts/run-config
index 9fede1e..382c0bc 100755
--- a/scripts/run-config
+++ b/scripts/run-config
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ for stepnum in range(1, maxsteps + 1):
     sanitytargets = utils.getconfigvar("SANITYTARGETS", ourconfig, target, stepnum)
     if sanitytargets:
         utils.printheader("Step %s/%s: Running bitbake %s" % (stepnum, maxsteps, sanitytargets))
-        bitbakecmd(builddir, "checkvnc; DISPLAY=:1 bitbake %s" % sanitytargets, report, stepnum)
+        bitbakecmd(builddir, "%s/checkvnc; DISPLAY=:1 bitbake %s" % (scriptsdir, sanitytargets), report, stepnum)
 
     # Run any extra commands specified
     cmds = utils.getconfiglist("EXTRACMDS", ourconfig, target, stepnum)