diff --git a/runs/atreboot.sh b/runs/atreboot.sh
index f457e5e9f6..110868f216 100755
--- a/runs/atreboot.sh
+++ b/runs/atreboot.sh
@@ -256,7 +256,22 @@ chmod 666 "$LOGFILE"
 		echo "'tvservice' not found, assuming a display is present"
 	fi
 	echo "displayDetected: $displayDetected"
-	mosquitto_pub -p 1886 -t "openWB/optional/int_display/detected" -r -m "$displayDetected"
+	forceDisplaySetup=0
+	if displayDetected_old=$(mosquitto_sub -p 1886 -t "openWB/optional/int_display/detected" -C 1 -W 1); then
+		echo "previous displayDetected value: $displayDetected_old"
+		if [[ $displayDetected_old != "$displayDetected" ]]; then
+			echo "displayDetected value changed, publishing new value"
+			mosquitto_pub -p 1886 -t "openWB/optional/int_display/detected" -r -m "$displayDetected"
+		else
+			echo "no change in displayDetected value, skipping publish"
+		fi
+	else
+		echo "no previous displayDetected value found, assuming initial boot"
+		echo "update of display settings forced"
+		forceDisplaySetup=1
+		mosquitto_pub -p 1886 -t "openWB/optional/int_display/detected" -r -m "$displayDetected"
+		mosquitto_pub -p 1886 -t "openWB/optional/int_display/active" -r -m "true"
+	fi
 
 	# display setup
 	echo "display setup..."
@@ -285,8 +300,8 @@ chmod 666 "$LOGFILE"
 		cp "${OPENWBBASEDIR}/data/config/display/lxdeautostart" "/home/openwb/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart"
 		displaySetupModified=1
 	fi
-	if ((displaySetupModified == 1)); then
-		"${OPENWBBASEDIR}/runs/update_local_display.sh"
+	if ((displaySetupModified == 1)) || ((forceDisplaySetup == 1)); then
+		"${OPENWBBASEDIR}/runs/update_local_display.sh" $forceDisplaySetup
 	fi
 
 	# check apache configuration
diff --git a/runs/update_local_display.sh b/runs/update_local_display.sh
index fb3dd1bd46..8c7500ac84 100755
--- a/runs/update_local_display.sh
+++ b/runs/update_local_display.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 OPENWBBASEDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)
+# set "forceUpdate" to parameter $1, set to 0 if not set
+forceUpdate=${1:-0}
 
 # update display standby timeout
 if timeout=$(mosquitto_sub -p 1886 -t "openWB/optional/int_display/standby" -C 1 -W 1); then
@@ -20,8 +22,8 @@ if display_active=$(mosquitto_sub -p 1886 -t "openWB/optional/int_display/active
 		echo "setting graphical target as default"
 		sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
 	fi
-	# only restart display manager if boot done
-	if [[ -f "${OPENWBBASEDIR}/ramdisk/bootdone" ]]; then
+	# only restart display manager if boot done or forceUpdate is set
+	if [[ -f "${OPENWBBASEDIR}/ramdisk/bootdone" ]] || ((forceUpdate == 1)); then
 		echo "restarting lightdm service"
 		sudo systemctl restart lightdm.service
 	fi