diff --git a/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py b/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
index bfb5f3a5..5c43f884 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class driver():
             sessionType = inf.Get('org.freedesktop.login1.Session', 'Type')
             screen = str(inf.Get('org.freedesktop.login1.Session', 'TTY'))
             screen = screen[screen.upper().find('TTY') + 3:]
+            if screen == '':
+                screen = str(inf.Get('org.freedesktop.login1.Session', 'VTNR'))
+                screen = screen[screen.upper().find('VC') + 2:]
             if sessionType.upper() == 'X11':
                 self.env['screenData']['autoIgnoreScreens'].append(screen)
             if screen == self.env['screenData']['newTTY'] :