diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bd9893c42cf57a9d871bae1bd687e1420c81d183..66fc3a5e5da3f164492cf034853b21548187e0cc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # This is an auto generated Dockerfile for ros:desktop-full
 # generated from docker_images_ros2/create_ros_image.Dockerfile.em
 FROM osrf/ros:humble-desktop-jammy
+ENV DISPLAY $DISPLAY
 
 # install ros2 packages
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \