diff --git a/scripts/initiategui.sh b/scripts/initiategui.sh
index ec0a1aa..a31dbbb 100644
--- a/scripts/initiategui.sh
+++ b/scripts/initiategui.sh
@@ -20,19 +20,20 @@ case "$response" in
         ;;
 esac
 else
-systemctl enable sddm
+systemctl start sddm
 fi
 }
 
 
 verifyguipresence(){
-systemctl is-active sddm
-if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
-echo -e "${C_RED}SDDM seems present.{NO_FORMAT}"
+local sddm_processes=$(pgrep -i "sddm" 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -n "$sddm_processes" ]; then
+ps -o pid,cmd -p $sddm_processes 2>/dev/null
+echo -e "${C_RED}SDDM seems present.${NO_FORMAT}"
 return 1
 fi
 if pgrep -i "lxqt" > /dev/null; then
-echo -e "${C_RED}LXQT seems present.{NO_FORMAT}"
+echo -e "${C_RED}LXQT seems present.${NO_FORMAT}"
 return 1
 fi
 }