diff --git a/examples/makefile.am b/examples/makefile.am
index 984469c..cad4d30 100644
--- a/examples/makefile.am
+++ b/examples/makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LDADD = -lwebtester
 
 TESTS = test-commands.wt
 TEST_EXTENSIONS = .wt
-WT_LOG_COMPILER = ${top_builddir}/src/webrunner
+WT_LOG_COMPILER = xvfb-run -a ${top_builddir}/src/webrunner
 AM_WT_LOG_FLAGS = -x test-output.xml -p ${srcdir}
 
 EXTRA_DIST = ${TESTS} ca.pem client.pem client.key