diff --git a/cli/src/app.py b/cli/src/app.py
index 65bde6b1..3b438a0e 100644
--- a/cli/src/app.py
+++ b/cli/src/app.py
@@ -112,12 +112,17 @@ def start_vnc_server() -> None:
     if vnc_pass:
         pass_path = os.path.join(os.getenv(ENV.WORK_PATH), ".vncpass")
         subprocess.check_call(f"{cmd} -storepasswd {vnc_pass} {pass_path}", shell=True)
-        last_arg = f"-rfbauth {pass_path}"
+        pass_arg = f"-rfbauth {pass_path}"
     else:
-        last_arg = "-nopw"
+        pass_arg = "-nopw"
+
+    if convert_str_to_bool(os.getenv(ENV.VNC_USE_SHM, "true")):
+        shm_arg = ""
+    else:
+        shm_arg = "-noshm"
 
     display = os.getenv(ENV.DISPLAY)
-    args = f"-display {display} -forever -shared {last_arg}"
+    args = f"-display {display} -forever -shared {shm_arg} {pass_arg}"
     vnc_server = Application("vnc_web", cmd, args, False)
     vnc_server.start()
 
diff --git a/cli/src/constants/ENV.py b/cli/src/constants/ENV.py
index 8a8254c0..c1b1a322 100644
--- a/cli/src/constants/ENV.py
+++ b/cli/src/constants/ENV.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 SCREEN_WIDTH = "SCREEN_WIDTH"
 VNC_PASSWORD = "VNC_PASSWORD"
 VNC_PORT = "VNC_PORT"
+VNC_USE_SHM = "VNC_USE_SHM"
 WEB_VNC_PORT = "WEB_VNC_PORT"
 WEB_VNC = "WEB_VNC"
 WORK_PATH = "WORK_PATH"