diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/BrowserControl.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/BrowserControl.java
index 9600fb4c05e8a7e865b2ff89c66b1eb224b17d20..9bf8f65965c57dfb4c054892f28cbe887c995d48 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/BrowserControl.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/BrowserControl.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class BrowserControl
 
       	String[] browsers = 
         {
-      	  "mozilla", "firefox", "opera", "konqueror", 
+      	  "x-www-browser", "mozilla", "firefox", "opera", "konqueror", 
           "epiphany", "netscape" 
         };
         String browser = null;