diff --git a/docker-compose/itango.yml b/docker-compose/itango.yml
index efc5495048eddb1d44c4d476c32e5381df478e58..a5fe11565b73824eb51e973f9b754c916de2c5a3 100644
--- a/docker-compose/itango.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/itango.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ services:
         - ${HOME}:/hosthome
     environment:
       - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
+      - XAUTHORITY=${XAUTHORITY}
+      - DISPLAY=${DISPLAY}
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     entrypoint: