# Error: cannot open display: :99

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/error-cannot-open-display-99/14791>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Created:** [July 26, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/error-cannot-open-display-99/14791 "2017-07-26T13:17:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![allartk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@allartk](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/allartk)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/error-cannot-open-display-99/14791/1 "2017-07-26T13:17:52Z")

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We are testing out circleci. Until this afternoon (CET) all was shiny and planned to add containers.

However: without changing the image much, all tests fail now.  
26 07 2017 13:07:27.070:ERROR [launcher]: Firefox stdout:  
26 07 2017 13:07:27.070:ERROR [launcher]: Firefox stderr: Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused  
Error: cannot open display: :99

I changed the image to own based on circleci, but no change. It is based on circleci/php:7.0-cli-node-browsers

Karma is the test runner that tries to open firefox.

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**Author:** ![allartk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@allartk](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/allartk)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/error-cannot-open-display-99/14791/2 "2017-08-04T11:53:59Z")

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See also [Default Xvfb stopped working](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/default-xvfb-stopped-working/14800/4) It is resolved now.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/error-cannot-open-display-99/14791/3 "2018-06-18T11:32:40Z")

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Closed on June 18, 2018, 11:32am UTC


