diff --git a/appmenus-scripts/qubes-receive-appmenus b/appmenus-scripts/qubes-receive-appmenus
index baf47a5..0357f38 100755
--- a/appmenus-scripts/qubes-receive-appmenus
+++ b/appmenus-scripts/qubes-receive-appmenus
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ def get_appmenus(vm):
         if appmenus_line_count == 0:
             raise QubesException("Line count limit exceeded")
     else:
-        p = vm.run('QUBESRPC qubes.GetAppmenus dom0', passio_popen=True)
+        p = vm.run('QUBESRPC qubes.GetAppmenus dom0', passio_popen=True,
+                   gui=False)
         while appmenus_line_count > 0:
             untrusted_line = p.stdout.readline(appmenus_line_size)
             if untrusted_line == "":