--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtd.C	2008/02/19 13:37:17	1.44
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtd.C	2008/06/15 13:54:15	1.46
@@ -174,16 +174,6 @@
                 break;
               else if (!strcmp (tok, "ENV") && recv (tok))
                 envv->push_back (strdup (tok));
-              else if (!strcmp (tok, "CWD") && recv (tok))
-                {
-                  if (chdir (tok))
-                    {
-                      delete envv;
-                      delete argv;
-                      return err ("unable to change to working directory to '%s', aborting: %s.\n",
-                                  (char *)tok, strerror (errno));
-                    }
-                }
               else if (!strcmp (tok, "ARG") && recv (tok))
                 argv->push_back (strdup (tok));
               else
@@ -211,7 +201,7 @@
 
             term->log_hook = 0;
 
-            chdir ("/");
+            chdir ("/"); // init might change to different working directory
 
             if (!success)
               term->destroy ();
@@ -248,8 +238,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+  // optionally open display and never release it.
   if (opt_opendisplay)
-    displays.get (getenv ("DISPLAY")); // open display and never release it
+    if (const char *dpy = getenv ("DISPLAY"))
+      displays.get (dpy ? dpy : ":0"); // move string logic into rxvt_display maybe?
 
   char *sockname = rxvt_connection::unix_sockname ();
   unix_listener l (sockname);