diff --git a/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml b/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
index a62fdc2..3b4fd0f 100644
--- a/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
+++ b/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@
     #export_terminal: export TERMINAL="alacritty" # colors look weird.
     export_terminal: export TERMINAL="kitty"
     export_browser: export BROWSER="`which firefox || which firefox-esr || which firefox-flatpak`"
-    keyboard_settings: setxkbmap -layout us -variant altgr-intl
+    keyboard_settings: |
+      if [[ -n "$XDG_SESSION_ID" ]]; then
+        setxkbmap -layout us -variant altgr-intl
+      fi
 
 - name: General | Account Management | Users | Files | RC Variables
   set_fact: