diff --git a/i3bar/src/xcb.c b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
index 8d4f60b5..a7f1e51b 100644
--- a/i3bar/src/xcb.c
+++ b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
@@ -484,7 +484,11 @@ void init_xcb(char *fontname) {
         xkb_major = XkbMajorVersion;
         xkb_minor = XkbMinorVersion;
 
-        xkb_dpy = XkbOpenDisplay(":0",
+        char *dispname = getenv("DISPLAY");
+        if (dispname == NULL) {
+            dispname = ":0";
+        }
+        xkb_dpy = XkbOpenDisplay(dispname,
                                  &xkb_event_base,
                                  &xkb_errbase,
                                  &xkb_major,