diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/import_clipboard_from_x.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/import_clipboard_from_x.py
index c7fea60b..6c43f7a8 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/import_clipboard_from_x.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/import_clipboard_from_x.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from fenrirscreenreader.core import debug
 import subprocess, os
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import _thread
-
 class command():
     def __init__(self):
         pass
@@ -21,19 +20,27 @@ class command():
         return _("imports the graphical clipboard to Fenrir's clipboard")
     def run(self):                       
        _thread.start_new_thread(self._threadRun , ())
-
     def _threadRun(self):
         try:
+            # Find xclip path
+            xclip_paths = ['/usr/bin/xclip', '/bin/xclip', '/usr/local/bin/xclip']
+            xclip_path = None
+            for path in xclip_paths:
+                if os.path.isfile(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
+                    xclip_path = path
+                    break
+            if not xclip_path:
+                self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText('xclip not found in common locations', interrupt=True)
+                return
             xClipboard = ''
             for display in range(10):
-                p = Popen('su ' + self.env['general']['currUser'] + ' -c  "xclip -d :0 -o"' , stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, shell=True)
+                p = Popen('su ' + self.env['general']['currUser'] + ' -p -c  "' + xclip_path + ' -d :' + str(display) + ' -o"', stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, shell=True)
                 stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
                 self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].interruptOutput()
                 stderr = stderr.decode('utf-8')
                 xClipboard = stdout.decode('utf-8')
                 if (stderr == ''):
                     break      
-
             if stderr != '':
                 self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(stderr , soundIcon='', interrupt=False)
             else: