diff --git a/server/main.c b/server/main.c
index 3764c1f..e923698 100644
--- a/server/main.c
+++ b/server/main.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ char configfile[256];	/* a lot of space in the executable. */
 char user[64];		/* The values will be overwritten anyway... */
 
 int daemon_mode = UNSET_INT;
-int rotate_server_screen = UNSET_INT;
 
 static int report_level = UNSET_INT;
 static int report_to_syslog = UNSET_INT;
diff --git a/server/serverscreens.c b/server/serverscreens.c
index 35e009c..762c119 100644
--- a/server/serverscreens.c
+++ b/server/serverscreens.c
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
 #include "widget.h"
 #include "serverscreens.h"
 
+#define UNSET_INT -1
+
 Screen * server_screen;
+int rotate_server_screen = UNSET_INT;
 
 #define MAX_SERVERSCREEN_WIDTH 40
 
@@ -51,7 +54,12 @@ server_screen_init ()
 	}
 	server_screen->name = "Server screen";
 	server_screen->duration = 8; /* 1 second, instead of 4...*/
-	server_screen->priority = PRI_INFO;
+	
+	if ((rotate_server_screen == UNSET_INT ) || (rotate_server_screen == 1)) {
+		server_screen->priority = PRI_INFO;
+	} else {
+		server_screen->priority = PRI_BACKGROUND;
+	}
 
 	/* Create all the widgets...*/
 	for (line=1; line<=4; line++) {
diff --git a/server/serverscreens.h b/server/serverscreens.h
index ec494a9..99a7398 100644
--- a/server/serverscreens.h
+++ b/server/serverscreens.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 extern Screen * server_screen;
 
+extern int rotate_server_screen;
+
 int server_screen_init ();
 int server_screen_shutdown ();
 int update_server_screen ();